Tweet FightRacism. Skip to main content. Toggle navigation Welcome to the United Nations. Let's all have zero tolerance for racism and discrimination! Wherever we see racism, we must condemn it without reservation, without hesitation, without qualification. Why fight racism? How can we do it? Who is vulnerable? Sustainable Development Goals. What do you know? Racial discrimination can happen on the basis of What do you see? The power of bystanders. If you see racist behaviour you can: Speak up — call it out as racism, let the perpetrator know it is not acceptable Support the victim — stand next to the person being targeted and ask them if they are ok Take evidence — record the incident on your phone, take a photo of the perpetrator and report it to authorities View the Australian Human Rights Commission tips on how to respond to racism.
Racial discrimination and your rights In Australia it is against the law to do something in public based on the race, colour, national or ethnic origin of a person or group of people which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate. This type of behaviour is classified as racial hatred. Examples of racial hatred may include racially offensive material on the internet, including eforums, blogs, social networking sites and video sharing sites racially offensive comments or images in a newspaper, magazine or other publication such as a leaflet or flyer racially offensive speeches at a public rally racially abusive comments in a public place, such as a shop, workplace, park, on public transport or at school racially abusive comments at sporting events by players, spectators, coaches or officials.
National Information Service. The NIS can: give you information about your rights and responsibilities under federal human rights and anti-discrimination law discuss whether you may be able to make a complaint to the Commission or how the law might apply to your situation give you information about how to make a complaint, respond to a complaint or deal with specific discrimination issues refer you to another organisation that may be able to help you Please note that the NIS is unable to provide legal advice.
Translating and Interpreting Service. Phone: Visit: www. Counselling and Mental Health Wellbeing. Getting rid of laws that negatively and disproportionately affect certain races is a vital part of ending systemic racism. There are many examples of systemic racism around the world. In the United States, systemic racism is found in healthcare, banking, and education. In South Africa, the apartheid system ensured that the white population stayed on top politically, socially, and economically, while black Africans were the most disenfranchised.
China has a reputation for systemic racism against Black people in their universities. In , the local Guangzhou government implemented strict surveillance and forced quarantines for all African nationals in response to Covid Getting rid of laws based on racism and designed to uphold unequal outcomes is necessary for ending systemic racism.
Many people believe that society can stop racism by teaching love and acceptance, but the reality is that even if everyone stopped being racist overnight, the system would still produce outcomes that disproportionately impact certain races.
These discriminatory laws also reinforce racist beliefs by making it much harder for marginalized groups to break out of poverty, go to good schools, get certain jobs, and so on. On an individual level, people must commit to being anti-racist for racism to end. Anti-racism is a lifelong pursuit. At the same time, anti-racists must also identify the common goals they share with other racial groups.
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