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As U.N. Antiracism Day Is Marked, Racist Violence on the Rise

At the occasion of the United Nations-designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Human Rights First stresses the role of governments in combating racial discrimination by addressing violence based on racism and xenophobia.

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Published on March 20, 2009

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