Nov 28, 2024, at 05:11 am
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has accused The New York Times (NYT) and Bloomberg of "deliberately dropping" a groundbreaking study that exposed the extreme diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training programs in the United States actually increases racism.
'Makes me angry': Rishi Sunak on being called 'Paki' by Reform UK Party campaigner
Jul 01, 2024, at 01:55 am
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his outrage after a supporter of Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party directed a racist slur at him, media reported.
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:30 am
Police and criminal justice systems in the United States require urgent reform to eradicate “systemic racism” against people of African descent, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.
Mass protests against police violence, racism erupt in France
Sep 25, 2023, at 04:39 am
More than 31,300 individuals took to the streets of France against police violence and racism on Saturday, as reported by Franceinfo radio.
Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:05 pm
New York: Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency said on Wednesday.
Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
May 31, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN platform to improve the safety and quality of life of people of African descent worldwide.
Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:29 pm
Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy of racism playing out today, the UN chief said on Monday, as the General Assembly met to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Fight slavery’s 'legacy of racism' through education: Guterres
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:04 am
New York: Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who were so mercilessly stripped of it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark Saturday’s International Day to Remember the Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
UN upholds fight for a fairer world on anti-racism day
Mar 22, 2023, at 08:42 pm
New York: With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Wednesday to call for action to root out racism and discrimination across the world.
USA: Woman stabs Indiana University student in Bloomington for being Asian
Jan 15, 2023, at 07:59 pm
Bloomington (USA): Police in USA’s Bloomington arrested a 56-year-old woman on the charge of stabbing an 18-year-old Asian student on a public bus in the city, AFP reported.
Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
Oct 01, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter movement, there’s been only “piecemeal progress” in addressing systemic racism, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a new report.
Learn from the past, ‘stand united against racism’ – UN chief
Mar 26, 2022, at 06:21 pm
New York: “Let us stand united against racism and together build societies based on dignity, equality and solidarity”, the UN chief said on Friday, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New York: Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”.
UN expert criticises boycott of Durban Process against racism, calls for action
Oct 29, 2021, at 11:16 pm
New York: An independent UN expert on Thursday, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism, and called on them to recommit to combatting discrimination and intolerance, in line with the landmark conference which took place in the South African city, in 2001.
USA: Rights experts call for reforms to end police brutality, systemic racism
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: Independent UN human rights experts appealed on Friday for the new United States Government to adopt wide ranging reforms to end police violence and address systemic racism and racial discrimination.
Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
Jun 20, 2020, at 05:03 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, the Human Rights Council decided on Friday. The resolution – decided unanimously without a vote - follows a rare Urgent Debate in the Council earlier in the week, requested by the African group of nations, following the death of George Floyd in the US state of Minnesota.
Some 3,000 People Rally in Vienna in Solidarity With Floyd Protesters - Police
Jun 06, 2020, at 08:15 am
Vienna/Sputnik/UNI: Approximately 3,000 people have joined the Black Lives Matter (BLM) rally in front of the United States embassy in Austria’s Vienna on Friday, the local police told Sputnik.
Moving forward requires confronting slavery’s ‘racist legacy’: UN chief
Mar 26, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New York/IBNS: In his message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General called for the dismantling of racist structures and institutions so that the world can move forward.
Much work needed to ‘target unacceptable levels’ of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
Dec 24, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the “discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer.”
UN rights experts voice concerns about ‘structural racism’ in United Kingdom
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:40 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns about racism rooted in the fabric of the United Kingdom’s society, given the disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities dying due to excessive use of force by State security.
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): People worldwide are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to think about how they can better promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity.
New Zealand restaurant triggers controversy, sparks off online criticisms over 'racist menu'
Jan 12, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Christchurch, Jan 12 (IBNS): In a bizarre incident that triggered an uproar in the world of social media, a New Zealand restaurant has been accused of using mocking racial clichés on its menu, media reports said.
'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:09 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Urging people everywhere to speak out against hate speech and hate crimes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for tolerance, respect for the other and the importance of recognizing diversity.
Racism in US casts ‘dark shadow’ over rights to free assembly, association – UN expert
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): The United States is struggling to live up to its ideals in the area of racial, social and economic inequality, which is negatively affecting the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, a United Nations human rights expert said on Thursday at the end of his first official fact-finding mission to the country.
Racism will not disappear from football stadiums by magic: UNESCO report
Dec 01, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the professional Italian association football club Juventus have issued the first exhaustive overview of the effort to tackle and root out discrimination and racism in the world’s most popular spectator sport.