Awareness: UN tolerance day on Sunday

Pakistan joins global community to help people understand importance of tolerance worldwide on Nov 16

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will join the global community to observe the United Nations International Day for Tolerance on November 16 to help people understand the importance of tolerance worldwide. The International Day for Tolerance is a time for people to learn about respecting and recognizing the rights and beliefs of others. It is also a time of reflection and debate on the negative effects of intolerance. Human rights activists also use this day as an opportunity to speak out on human rights laws, especially with regard to banning and punishing hate crimes and discrimination against minorities. In the workplace, special training programs, talks, or messages from workplace leaders about the importance of tolerance are utilized on this day.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 15^th, 2014.