Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Every March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated around the world and this anniversary is due to a sad and remembered event. In 1966, police murdered 69 people who were peacefully demonstrating against apartheid laws in effect in Sharpeville, South Africa.

Six years later, the United Nations decided to proclaim the date International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which calls on all countries to redouble their efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

In addition, in 1979 the General Assembly of the United Nations changed and demanded that in the following years and in all States, a week of solidarity be organized with the peoples who struggle against racism and racial discrimination.

In this year 2021, the theme is “Young people stand up against racism”, it is a slogan that seeks to raise awareness so that we all mobilize against racial prejudices and discriminatory attitudes. On social networks, the hashtags #LuchemosContraElRacismo, #FightRacism were created.