Tag: racism
Rights experts condemn UK racism report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’
UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United Kingdom, saying that it further distorted and falsified historical…
UN chief calls for ‘new social contract’ as part of post-pandemic recovery
With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, recovery must lead to more inclusive societies, the UN Secretary-General…
Commentary: Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in medicine
Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in health care to address its harmful effects on people’s health, argue authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…
Facebook and Instagram to examine racist algorithms
Facebook has acknowledged that it needs to do more to combat racism on its platforms and is setting up two groups to examine its policies…
Independent rights expert says emerging technologies entrenching racism, discrimination
An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality,…
All-white European Commission debate on racism ’would be ridiculous’, says ex-MEP Magid Magid
A debate on racism by an all-white group of European Commissioners would be ”ridiculous”, says a Somali-British former MEP. Magid Magid, who left the European…
Trump signs order on U.S. police reform but doesn’t mention racism
Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage…
UK’s Johnson announces body to probe inequality amid race protests
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was setting up a commission to look at ”all aspects of inequality” following race protests across Britain. Writing in…
Citing ‘weight of history’, senior UN officials of African descent issue call to ‘go beyond and do more’ to end racism
A group of more than twenty senior leaders in the UN, who report directly to Secretary-General António Guterres, and who are African or of African…
African nations call for racism debate at UN Human Rights Council
A letter signed by all 54 African nations requested the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police violence as protests over George…
PM says France ’not racist’ as Floyd tribute held in Paris
Thousands paid tribute to George Floyd in Paris on Tuesday as the prime minister insisted that France and its security forces were ”not racist”, following…
China cautions students about ’racist incidents’ during coronavirus pandemic if they return to Australia
China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of warning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July…
UN rights chief condemns ’structural racism’ in
The UN rights chief on Wednesday decried ”structural racism” in the United States, and voiced alarm at the ”unprecedented assault” on journalists covering protests across…
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