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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

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. more

UN’s Bachelet hails ‘millions of voices’ tackling racial discrimination

New York: More than two decades after the signing of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (PoA) – the UN’s blueprint to tackle racism and other forms of discriminati ...

Racial Discrimination: World Uyghur Congress calls for action on UN Day

New York: On the occasion of the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) reminded the world the need for urgent ...

Anti-discrimination group on PSG-Istanbul Basaksehir case: Accidental racism still racism

Moscow/Sputnik: The Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) group told Sputnik on Wednesday that it considers the incident at the Champions League match between French and Turkish footba ...

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, discrimination and intole ...

Hate speech exacerbating societal, racial tensions with ‘deadly consequences around the world’, say UN experts

New York: Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an ope ...

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