International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Name: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Start: 2025-03-21T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-21T23:59:59-04:00

March 21, 2025

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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.

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Date:: March 21, 2025
Event Categories:: Celebration, Day of Remembrance, UN International Day
Event Tags:: Annual, Development, Discrimination, Education, Educators, Equality, Government, History, Human Rights, Humanity, International Awareness, International Education, Justice, Peace, Peace and Conflict, Poverty, Racism, Solidarity, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, UN, United Nations
Website:: https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day

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: Human Rights Council

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21, 2025

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