racism

UN human rights official says racism in sports is teaching the wrong lessons

24 October 2003
The sports experience, which ought to teach respect and egalitarianism among people, has been badly marked by racism, while the caste system, deeply rooted in certain value systems, continues to victimize communities on many continents, a senior official from the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights (UNHCHR) said today.
Mr. Ramcharan

UN rights chief urges fight against bias in Eastern Europe

24 September 2003
The Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, today called on Eastern and Central European countries to combat extreme nationalism, intolerance and hate speech that he said contributed to bloody conflicts in the Balkans and elsewhere.

Experts convene in Geneva to discuss follow up to 2001 UN anti-racism conference

16 September 2003
Four independent experts appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to follow up on the action plan adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism held their first meeting today in Geneva to begin discussions on how they will carry out their mandate.

UN panel on racism opens 63rd session with human rights under siege

4 August 2003
Human rights are under siege from terrorism, rampant inequality, religious persecution, racism and other gross violations, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was told today.

UN anti-racism committee set to open final 2003 session

1 August 2003
The United Nations panel monitoring progress on worldwide efforts to prevent racism and racial discrimination is set to open its second substantive session of 2003 next week in Geneva.

Annan calls on governments, civil society to eliminate racism

21 March 2003
Warning that racial discrimination and intolerance are still “extremely serious problems,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community at large to adopt broad national action plans to eliminate racism.

UN anti-racism committee set to begin 2003 session

28 February 2003
The United Nations panel monitoring progress on worldwide efforts to prevent racism and racial discrimination is set to open its first substantive session of 2003 next week in Geneva.