UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has released a report calling on Member States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism. “The status quo is untenable,” High Commissioner Bachelet said in a press release issued on 28 June … Continue reading →
Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council on 22 February [1], the Secretary-General warned about transnational threats from racism, white supremacists and neo-Nazis, saying: The rot of racism eats away at institutions, social structures and everyday life — sometimes invisibly and … Continue reading →
Report by Violeta Cotoman. Currently, more than 6 months have passed since George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor were brutally murdered in the US by police officers. These murders have generated a global wave of protests, from Minneapolis to Coventry. Communities … Continue reading →
‘Coventry against Racism is a broad anti-racist group that has existed for a number of years. It is open to all organisations and individuals who are oppose racism and fascism.’ ALL ANTI RACISTS MUST SUPPORT UN ANTI RACIST DAY ON … Continue reading →
The Chair of UNA Coventry, Shagufta Hamid-Khan, attended the Stand Up To Racism demonstration in London on Saturday 18th March. She reports: “At 12 noon 30,000 people marched from Portland place to the Houses of Parliament. Powerful speeches were delivered by … Continue reading →