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On 21 March 1960, police in apartheid South Africa fired
on a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville protesting racially
discriminatory laws. Dozens of protestors died, and many more
were wounded. Every year, the United Nations commemorates
the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre not only to remember
the lives that were lost, but to draw attention to the broader
suffering inflicted by racial discrimination worldwide.
Below are the links to UN Chronicle articles
on racial discrimination, its impact on development and links
to related UN websites.
LINKS TO RELATED RESOURCES AT THE
UNITED NATIONS
>> Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
>> OHCHR Resources
on Racism
>> International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial
Discrimination
>> ASPnet
Transatlantic Slave Trade (TST) Project
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