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UN experts urge US to address legacies of the past

Jan 30, 2016, at 03:11 pm

New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The legacy of slavery, post-Reconstruction 'Jim Crow' laws and racial subordination in the United States remains a "serious challenge" as there has been no real commitment to recognition and reparations for people of African descent, a United Nations expert panel said on Friday in Washington D.C., at the end of its second official visit to the country.

'Racial superiority' myth must be debunked, experts tell UN event

Nov 04, 2015, at 01:04 pm

New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): Debunking the myth of racial hierarchy, United Nations experts on racial discrimination on Tuesday said that it is imperative to deconstruct, on a global scale, the ideological myth of a superior race and the resulting conviction of a superior culture.

Dominic: UN experts warn against racial profiling of people of Haitian descent

Jul 29, 2015, at 02:28 pm

New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Government of the Dominican Republic to take steps to prevent arbitrary deportations and to adopt measures to address allegations of racial profiling during deportations of people of Haitian descent.