The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that the heinous terrorist incident that targeted worshipers in two mosques in New Zealand is against religions and coexistence values, and a cowardly condemned act. This came in the Kingdom's address to the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is currently being held in Geneva. The address was delivered by Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasil. Ambassador Al-Wasil said that this is not the first incident of its kind, but rather, it is part of a series of racist and ethnic events that are nourished by a culture of hatred, racism, violence, terrorism, extremism and the culture of Islamophobia against minorities, diverse races and immigrants in some countries. Al-Wasil added that the terrorist incident in New Zealand confirms that terrorism has no religion, no race and is rejected by humanity as a whole. We must unite and stand together to fight the hatred and extremism that cause the killing of innocents, he said. He pointed out that there is tolerance in some countries with hate speech in the political and media platforms, as they come in the context of freedom of opinion and expression, while such speeches fuel racist tendencies against religious minorities and migrants in their countries, fuel extremist tendencies and increase the tension against Muslims and immigrants and other minorities. The Kingdom called upon all states to stop all extremist voices and enact laws and policies calling for tolerance and acceptance of other differences and civilizations within the framework of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. The Kingdom's delegation to the United Nations in Geneva offered condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
