Against Discrimination! Countries march to celebrate World anti-racial Discrimination Day

In the United Kingdom and other countries, hundreds of demonstrators called for an end to discrimination against foreigners and against all forms of Racial Discrimination. (Al Jazeera)

China Network March 24 According to the Qatar Pen. television website March 22 reported that in many countries, hundreds of demonstrators out of the streets to hold demonstrations to celebrate the World anti-racial Discrimination day. They called for respect for the culture of others and for efforts to combat racial discrimination in all parts of the world.

Hundreds of of Britons staged demonstrations in the London center, holding banners calling for opposition to racial discrimination and to stop right-wing movements against foreign immigrants.

Many workers say the UK, like other European countries, relies on migrant labour for many of its key sectors, such as health, and stresses the need to embrace cultural diversity and fight the idea of fear of immigration.

In parallel with the United Kingdom, the United States, France and a number of other European countries, to celebrate the world's anti-fascist and the elimination of Racial Discrimination anniversary.

In Greece, about 2,500 children form a chain of people around the Acropolis of Athens. There, children of all nationalities holding colorful balloons, chanting slogans, "We embrace democracy, embrace humanity."

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated on March 21 every year. March 21, 1960, police in Sharpeville, South Africa, killed about 69 demonstrators, who were participating in a "pass law" against the apartheid regime in a peaceful demonstration.

The United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial Discrimination.

On this occasion, the United Nations confirmed on its official web site that racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination occur every day, "this hinders any progress in the cause of the millions of people in the world", and emphasizes that racial discrimination takes a variety of forms and that "the beginning is to exploit individuals through the simplest principles of equality and ultimately to incite national hatred, may even lead to genocide. "(Internship compilation: Chedonfont)