International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March.
On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people
at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa,
against the apartheid "pass
laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly
called on the international community to redouble its efforts
to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination
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