UN expert panel condemns killings of African-Americans by US police

The Chairman of the UN Expert Panel on People of African Descent, Mr. Ricardo Sunga III condemned on Friday the back-to-back killings of two African-American men by police in the US last week, saying the incidents demonstrated “a high level … Read More

UN experts’ panel urges protection of Afro-Colombian communities

President Barack Obama with Sebastian Salgado Distressed over reports of violence against Afro-Colombian communities, a UN expert panel has called on Colombian authorities to take concrete and urgent measures to protect the country’s people of African descent. “We are concerned that many … Read More

Racism: UN experts say racial superiority myth must be debunked

New York, US (PANA) – Debunking the myth of racial hierarchy is imperative to deconstruct, on a global scale, the ideological myth of a superior race and the resulting conviction of a superior culture, UN experts on racial discrimination said … Read More

African Diaspora: UN experts urge measures against racially motivated crimes in Charleston

New York, US (PANA) – In the wake of the attack that left nine African-Americans dead at church in Charleston in US State of South Carolina, a Group of UN human rights experts called on Friday for prompt action by … Read More