Int. Day Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Type Awareness days
- Start 21 Mar 2018 00:00
- End 21 Mar 2018 23:55
Details
On this 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 United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.