International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

international | racism & migration related issues | event notice Wednesday February 23, 2005 15:12 by redjade

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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the United Nation's General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

Find a copy of  resolution 2142 (XXI) at
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/racial/
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination:
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cerd.htm