International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the tragic history of those who have been commemorated

On March 20, 1987, more than 2000 students at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, held rallies and parades commemorating the 27 anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre.

March 21 is the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established by the United Nations (Analysys days for the elimination of Racial Discrimination). On this day of the year, the United Nations and many countries of the world hold events to commemorate the "Sharpeville massacre" and call for people to oppose racial discrimination.

March 21, 1960, South Africa Transvaal, Prov. Sharpeville town of blacks staged large-scale demonstrations against South African authorities to promote racial discrimination "pass law." South African military police fired on the demonstrators, killing more than 70 people and injuring more than 200 people, creating a shocking Sharpeville massacre in the world. To commemorate the event and to combat racial discrimination, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in 1966 to set the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by March 21.

Against racism and racial discrimination, which had been a major concern of the United Nations, the United Nations had formulated and adopted a series of declarations and conventions against racism and apartheid, which had the basis of international law against racial discrimination. Under the impetus of the United Nations, the countries of the world had made great strides towards the elimination of racial Discrimination, and many countries had adopted laws against racial discrimination. But discrimination in many aspects of political, economic and social life, based on race, colour, descent and religion, is still prevalent in the world today.

In the United States, for example, racial discrimination is still a major chronic disease in American society, the United States has serious discrimination in employment and occupation of minorities, and racial discrimination in the field of law enforcement and justice is very obvious. According to statistics, the average unemployment rate in the United States was 10 in October 2009. 2%, of which, black unemployment rose to 15. 7%, and white unemployment is 9. 5%. In the major cities of the United States, more than 1 million pedestrians are questioned by police every year on the streets, and nearly 90% are ethnic minority men, compared with 10% of whites.

The International Day of     2010 focuses on the interaction between racism and sport, and one is that South Africa will be the first country in Africa to host the World Cup, so that there is no racist and xenophobic behaviour on and off the pitch. The second is to promote a rigorous anti-discrimination policy for all sports organizations and to take measures to punish the perpetrators of racist incidents; The third is to highlight the positive effects of sports that bring people from different backgrounds and cultures closer together.