Dialoguepk

UN human rights chief: racism and xenophobia are ‘contagious killers’ too UNDPLAC Young women from the Caribbean island of Dominica.         13 March 2020 Human Rights The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions around the world already into “social distancing”, keeping a metre apart to prevent its spread, but it will not stop them from uniting to combat racism, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights declared in Geneva on Friday.  Michelle Bachelet was addressing the  Human Rights Council  as members met to debate progress since the launch of the  International Decade for People of African Descent  in 2014.  “Like COVID-19, racism and xenophobia are contagious killers”, she said.  “In the current context, we, at this Council, need to come together and work for the common good by maintaining physical distances between us. But our conviction, and our determination to advance human rights, are as forceful as they have ever