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Parties that express xenophobic discourse in the form of hate speech or promote an anti-migrant and/or anti-minority agenda

Code:
RED34
Key Area:
Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse
Strand(s):
Racism
17/02/2012 - 10:28
Short Answer

One party is clearly identifiable as promoting an anti-migrant agenda.

Qualitative Info

The agenda of Muutos 2011 r.p. emphasises a few issues classifiable as promoting anti-migrant agenda.

 

The party aims to to advance the interest of Finnish citizens: "The most important task of the state of Finland is to protect the rights of its citizens. Prosperity and wealth is to be primarily spread amongst citizens."


The party advocates freedom of expression without any such limitations as provided in the European Convention on Human Rights - namely, Article 10(2). The party agenda reads: "Restrictions to freedom of speech only advance the interest and goals of small groups. These same restrictions prevent dissidents from being heard. Freedom of speech should not only cover those ideas and thoughts that are well received and considered harmless or are generally ignored. Freedom of speech includes such messages and material that could potentially insult, shock or disturb the state or part of its population."

 

The party advocates for tighter immigration control:"Immigration in general must be economically profitable for the country. Most of immigrants today fall under humanitarian migration group. This group is not governed or required by obligations to UN. Humanitarian immigration is a homemade invention of Finnish civil servants and authorities. Finland has no international obligations regarding humanitarian immigration. Parliament must pass an immigration law pertaining to aliens where the key point is to guarantee the interest of citizens and the state. Prior to accepting this law a referendum binding the parliament must be held. Our operations program regarding immigration will lay the foundation for the new immigration and aliens law."

Parties
Size - Membership
Electoral power
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people
Type (R/D) Nationalism
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Political discourse -parties - orgs
External Url http://www.muutos2011.fi/cms/
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