A newly released report by the UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu has addressed combating Holocaust denial and distortion in specific detail, marking a first for the world body. The paper was produced in collaboration with AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI), expressing alarm about the increasing spread of Holocaust denial and distortion online and offline. The policy paper calls on UN officials to reject expressions of Holocaust denial and distortion and to actively implement measures to stop its spread while respecting the right to freedom of speech. “Holocaust denial is...