racism

E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 21 February 2018.
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UN experts concerned over racial bias in Dutch child welfare system

12 November 2018
Human Rights

The Dutch authorities have been accused by UN experts of racism in the country’s welfare system, after seven children of African descent were forcibly removed from their parents.

A resident sits outside a community center and cafe Molti Volti, in the Ballaro district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 26 April 2017.
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Racism against people of African descent: ‘not much room for optimism', says UN expert

1 November 2018
Interviews

Some 18 years after the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, Michal Balcerzak, the head of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent sees little room for optimism, when it comes to ending racist incidents against people of African descent.  Professor Balcerzak spoke with UN News's Conor Lennon  on the occasion of his visit to UN Headquarters in New York – where he was reporting to the General Assembly on the Group’s latest findings.

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Fernand de Varennes, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. (screen grab)

UN rights experts voice concerns about ‘structural racism’ in United Kingdom

27 April 2018
Human Rights

United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns about racism rooted in the fabric of the United Kingdom’s society, given the disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities dying due to excessive use of force by State security.