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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March since declared by the United Nations in 1966. In South Africa, the country in which the event took place that gave rise to the observance, the Sharpeville Massacre, the day is commemorated as Human Rights Day, and is a public holiday.
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. [6]
The Declaration follows the structure of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a preamble followed by eleven articles. Article 1 declares that discrimination on the basis of race, colour or ethnicity is "an offence to human dignity" and condemns it as a violation of the principles underlying the United Nations Charter, a violation of human rights and a threat to peace and security.
OPINION: We read every page of Project 2025 and compared it to Trump’s Agenda 47 to see what a second Trump administration has in store for Black America.
The International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024, [1] was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in a Resolution (68/237) adopted on 23 December 2013. [2] The theme of the International Decade was "People of African descent: recognition, justice and development".
Executive Order "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, on January 21, 2025. [1] The executive order instructs federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce diversity, equity, inclusion and ...
One by one, diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the country’s biggest companies fell apart in 2024, with signs that efforts to reverse DEI initiatives will only ramp up in 2025.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance [54] World Conference against Racism