January 30, 2017: Friends of SimonWiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) condemns the horrific shooting and murder of innocentpeople at a Quebec mosque, and demands justice for the victims and theirfamilies.

“This tragic act of terror must be a wake-up call for all Canadians torecognize where hate and intolerance can lead,” said FSWC President & CEOAvi Benlolo. “The pursuit of justice includes strengthening our laws againsthate speech, and hateful acts – such as leaving a pig’s head outside a mosque -intended to intimidate and threaten individuals and communities.”

To this end FSWC repeats its previously statedcall for all levels of government and law enforcement to exhibit a greaterwillingness to prosecute hate speech than has been demonstrated in the past,and to put policies and procedures in place to reduce incidents of hate in ourcountry.

MediaContact
StaceyL. Starkman
Director of Communications & External Relations
416.864.9735 x 32 / sstarkman@fswc.ca

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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leadingCanadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and topromoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadiandemocratic values through advocacy and educational programs includingworkshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and thewidely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the LatinAmerican Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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