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21, March, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

To get a better understanding of the connotation of why we commemorate this day we share with you some ideas about Racial Discrimination taught in our Leadership Training School of African Descent in Human Rights.

Race Division population taxonomic based on human characteristics and differences alleged bio-physiological and morphological but in fact symbolizes the social and political-economic inequalities. It is a concept that persists despite having been validated by different scientific disciplines, as evidence of ubiquitous and pervasive power of racism.

Racism

Any theory that invokes an intrinsic superiority or racial or ethnic groups to give about the right to dominate or eliminate others, presumed to be inferior.

African descent

Peoples of African descent who were brought as slaves during the colonial period to replace the labor of indigenous people exterminated in the United States, Brazil, Colombia. In Brazil and other countries in the region, miscegenation, as a way to "white" - gave rise to so-called mulattoes in the U.S. which are assumed to be black with non-mestizos. Historically have been victims of racism, racial discrimination and slavery, with repeated denial of their human rights.

Racial Discrimination

involves the separation or exclusion of one person to another by the mere fact of being of another race, that is, rejection of it by their skin color or hair color.

Why hold on 21 March?

The United Nations Organization, in order to renew their commitment to work against racism, held every March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The reason for this date is that day in 1960, police shot against a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa to protest apartheid pass laws. The UN through the day wants to remind us of its intention to combat and eradicate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all related forms of intolerance that are held in different parts of the world. Moreover, the United Nations and the international community have created tools to help international order the elimination of racism as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

also by individual states and have created constitutional and legal steps to eliminate racism in their countries. Unfortunately, the world has not become fully aware of what happened so far and there are still people who believe in the existence of a superior race. While recently succeeded in eliminating the apartheid ruled South Africa, today there are still forms of racism and racial discrimination in many parts of the world.

Important Dates Action against Racism

1948 - Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
1963 - Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms Racial Discrimination.
1965 - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
1966 - Designation of the March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
1973 International Convention for the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid.
1973-1982 - First Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
1978 - First World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
1983 - Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
1983-1992 - Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
1994-2003 - Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
2001 - World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. South Africa.