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UN Experts Say UK Racism Is "Institutional, Systemic"
Racism is "structural, institutional, and systemic" in Britain, a group of United Nations experts concluded on Friday, warning that people of African descent were witnessing the "erosion of their fundamental rights."
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Top WHO Official Probed Over Racism, Misconduct
World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday announced an investigation into a "senior staff" member, the UN agency's Western Pacific chief, over claims of racism and misconduct.
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UN Human Rights Chief Urges Reparations For Systemic Racism
The UN rights chief called on Monday for countries to do more to dismantle systemic racism against black people, urging acknowledgement and reparations for past wrongs.
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UN Orders Probe Into "Systemic Racism" After Black Man's Killing In US
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday condemned discriminatory and violent policing after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and ordered a report on "systemic racism" against people of African descent.
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UN Rights Body To Hold Urgent Debate On Racism, Police Violence
The UN's top rights body Monday agreed to a request from African countries to urgently debate racism and police brutality this week following unrest in the US and beyond over George Floyd's death.
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UN's Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein Says Politicians' Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Can be Deadly
Politicians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants may ultimately be responsible for causing violence, racism and bigotry, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned on Tuesday.
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US Rights Record in UN Spotlight
The United Nations will on Monday review the US rights record, with police brutality and racism, mass surveillance and the legacy of the "war on terror" in the spotlight.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng to take part in UN anti-racism event
The U.N.'s human rights office says Boateng and former France captain Patrick Vieira will attend its "Racism and Sport" discussion on March 21.
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UN Experts Say UK Racism Is "Institutional, Systemic"
Racism is "structural, institutional, and systemic" in Britain, a group of United Nations experts concluded on Friday, warning that people of African descent were witnessing the "erosion of their fundamental rights."
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Top WHO Official Probed Over Racism, Misconduct
World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday announced an investigation into a "senior staff" member, the UN agency's Western Pacific chief, over claims of racism and misconduct.
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UN Human Rights Chief Urges Reparations For Systemic Racism
The UN rights chief called on Monday for countries to do more to dismantle systemic racism against black people, urging acknowledgement and reparations for past wrongs.
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UN Orders Probe Into "Systemic Racism" After Black Man's Killing In US
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday condemned discriminatory and violent policing after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and ordered a report on "systemic racism" against people of African descent.
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UN Rights Body To Hold Urgent Debate On Racism, Police Violence
The UN's top rights body Monday agreed to a request from African countries to urgently debate racism and police brutality this week following unrest in the US and beyond over George Floyd's death.
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UN's Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein Says Politicians' Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Can be Deadly
Politicians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants may ultimately be responsible for causing violence, racism and bigotry, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned on Tuesday.
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US Rights Record in UN Spotlight
The United Nations will on Monday review the US rights record, with police brutality and racism, mass surveillance and the legacy of the "war on terror" in the spotlight.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng to take part in UN anti-racism event
The U.N.'s human rights office says Boateng and former France captain Patrick Vieira will attend its "Racism and Sport" discussion on March 21.
