The report insisted that the internet had become the new battle field in an attempt to exercise influence over the public's opinion. Racism also affects the Romanies or Gypsies. The report told of skinhead attacks on street children in Bulgaria, most of whom were Gypsies. There have been reports of beatings with chains or baseball bats before the indifferent gaze of the police, who are known to also harass and beat the children at times. The reporter said the attacks on Gypsies are also common in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, and that the community also suffers persecution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Immigrants are also under attack worldwide.
The report indicated that in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, anti-immigrant legislation is being put into place and immigrants have become the scapegoats for economic crisis and growing insecurities.