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UN says ‘delusional conspiracy theories’ behind global violence

"Multiculturalism is not a threat. It is the history of humanity and deeply beneficial to us all," the UN official said. (AFP)
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk also took aim at the "war on woke", which he stressed was "really a war on inclusion"
  • Turk insisted that racially mixed and multicultural societies were not something to fear but should be seen as a benefit to people everywhere

Geneva, Switzerland – The pernicious “‘great replacement’ conspiracy theories” spreading in many countries are “delusional” and racist and are directly spurring violence, the United Nations rights chief warned on Monday.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk also took aim at the “war on woke”, which he stressed was “really a war on inclusion”.

Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Turk insisted that racially mixed and multicultural societies were not something to fear but should be seen as a benefit to people everywhere.

“In many countries — including in Europe and North America — I am concerned by the apparently growing influence of so-called ‘great replacement’ conspiracy theories, based on the false notion that Jews, Muslims, non-white people and migrants seek to ‘replace’ or suppress countries’ cultures and peoples,” he said.

“These delusional and deeply racist ideas have directly influenced many perpetrators of violence.”

The UN rights chief cautioned that “together with the so-called ‘war on woke’, which is really a war on inclusion, these ideas aim to exclude racial minorities — particularly women from racial minorities.

“Multiculturalism is not a threat. It is the history of humanity and deeply beneficial to us all.”

He regretted the fact that discriminatory legislation and policies were spreading.