Racial discrimination: a deep-rooted scourge, amplified by algorithms and political discourse

14 april 2026 - 07:19:07

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twenty-five years after the adoption of the Durban Programme of Action, the UN notes the persistent gap between international commitments and [...] Full text...

From Sharpeville to Durban: The unfinished fight against racial discrimination (Feature by UN Human Rights Office)

21 march 2026 - 07:43:33

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The Sharpville massacre (is when) for the first time the violent nature of legalised racism — and I mean apartheid — was [...] Full text...

Racism affects communities, politics, media, sports, and the virtual world

25 february 2026 - 08:28:07

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Racism continues to poison communities and permeate politics, the media, sports and the virtual world, the UN's deputy chief of human [...] Full text...

Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism

02 october 2025 - 07:01:26

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of [...] Full text...

‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants

04 september 2025 - 07:23:05

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human [...] Full text...

South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks

18 august 2025 - 07:24:59

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie over his [...] Full text...

‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day

22 march 2025 - 07:16:56

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community [...] Full text...

EU reaffirms commitment to human rights, equal opportunities for all

20 march 2025 - 12:00:43

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The High Representative of the European Union on Thursday called for renewed action to ensure that the global convention for the [...] Full text...

Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia

15 march 2025 - 07:41:14

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim [...] Full text...

South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker

21 june 2024 - 08:14:05

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Renaldo Gouws [...] Full text...

South African judge hits a nerve with race ruling

23 april 2024 - 08:34:12

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still prevalent in South Africa. Gauteng High [...] Full text...

UN leaders galvanise action for reparations for people of African descent

21 march 2024 - 18:35:42

New York, US (PANA) - Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of colonialism and enslavement, the General [...] Full text...

Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination: Guterres

21 march 2024 - 05:27:45

New York, US (PANA) - Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world”, the UN chief has said in his message marking [...] Full text...

EU urges democratic societies to address racial discrimination in polls

20 march 2024 - 17:53:41

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a year where more than 2 billion voters are set to go to the polls it remains particularly important to [...] Full text...

South Africa's opposition party to lay hate speech charges against firebrand Malema at the UN

01 august 2023 - 10:45:22

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will file charges against prominent politician Julius [...] Full text...

South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet

27 june 2023 - 08:25:36

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against activist Nicole Barlow, who posted [...] Full text...

AI used to track, identify ‘abusive,’ ‘discriminatory’ World Cup fans

20 june 2023 - 12:02:31

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A project using artificial intelligence (AI) to track social media abuses aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more [...] Full text...

FIFA chief wants referees to stop football games when racism occurs

16 june 2023 - 11:21:47

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A zero tolerance approach must be taken over racism in football and referees at all levels must stop matches if such [...] Full text...

Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

31 may 2023 - 05:48:23

New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said [...] Full text...

Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say

06 may 2023 - 06:36:06

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit to the United States on [...] Full text...

Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

05 april 2023 - 11:22:01

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on [...] Full text...

UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day

22 march 2023 - 06:05:08

New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Wednesday [...] Full text...

South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities

21 march 2023 - 06:39:46

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under the theme, “Consolidating and Sustaining [...] Full text...

UN chief appoints South African Mojankunyane Gumbi as Special Adviser for addressing racism in the workplace

29 january 2023 - 07:51:51

New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser for Addressing Racism in the [...] Full text...

South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault

27 december 2022 - 11:33:19

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at a popular resort, which has [...] Full text...

South Africa: Outrage over racial profiling at Cape Town bar

08 december 2022 - 18:04:48

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has condemned an incident of racism at a Cape Town bar which has made headlines [...] Full text...

Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global [...] Full text...

Concerns over growing xenophobic threat in South Africa

05 september 2022 - 12:31:12

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The High Commission of Nigeria has warned citizens living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution following [...] Full text...

South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn

15 july 2022 - 19:37:32

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, [...] Full text...

South Africa: Outrage of university racism

23 may 2022 - 13:54:46

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high at Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, following a racist incident a week ago that has sent [...] Full text...

For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres

19 march 2022 - 08:37:20

New York, US (PANA) - Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at [...] Full text...

South African star cricketer agrees to take a knee

28 october 2021 - 12:20:38

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just 48 hours after plunging South African cricket into a crisis, star player Quinton De Kock has backtracked on [...] Full text...

South Africa's national cricket team rocked by Black Lives Matter symbol

27 october 2021 - 12:30:54

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African cricket has been plunged into a crisis after star batsman Quinton de Kock refused to take a [...] Full text...

South Africa: Desmond Tutru mural defaced

28 september 2021 - 17:18:51

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Desmond Tutu Trust has condemned the “loathsome” desecration of a popular Tutu mural in downtown Cape Town after [...] Full text...

Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalise white supremacy’

19 april 2021 - 13:40:24

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United Kingdom, saying that it further [...] Full text...

South African veteran politician accused of racism again

13 april 2021 - 12:46:24

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism over a social media post [...] Full text...

South African academic under fire over Hitler comments

09 april 2021 - 12:28:09

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about Adolf Hitler. University of Cape Town [...] Full text...

UNHCR chief: Scourge of racism has devastated many lives

21 march 2021 - 10:40:00

New York, US (PANA) - Although the past year has seen the world battling the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scourge of racism [...] Full text...

‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief

20 march 2021 - 11:34:23

New York, US (PANA) - Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement," the UN chief said on Friday ahead [...] Full text...

Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative

19 march 2021 - 13:48:18

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the promotion, protection and realisation of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Ramaphosa addresses racial concerns in South Africa

16 december 2020 - 15:49:55

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said South Africa still faces challenges with racism, despite making progress with the scourge. He [...] Full text...

South Africa: Cape Town school rocked by race protests

20 november 2020 - 15:15:43

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used stun grenades and water cannons to disperse angry protestors outside a Cape Town school on Friday. For the [...] Full text...

Tunisian NGO denounces racism against sub-Sahara African workers

20 september 2020 - 16:31:36

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has strongly condemned racist aggression against Sub-Sahara African workers in Sousse region, 140 km [...] Full text...

Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa

18 september 2020 - 05:41:59

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine and sometimes lethal, Human Rights [...] Full text...

South Africa's ruling party slams Trump

09 september 2020 - 15:55:50

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has joined the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s [...] Full text...

Mandela’s foundation slams Trump's disparaging remarks about Mandela

08 september 2020 - 10:41:06

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday slammed disparaging remarks allegedly made by United States President Donald Trump about the [...] Full text...

South African football legend snared by racist tweet

27 july 2020 - 12:38:40

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he received for wading into the [...] Full text...

South Africa: Lawyer in hot water over Zindzi Mandela tweet

24 july 2020 - 12:45:39

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) over an offensive tweet he sent following [...] Full text...

Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter

23 july 2020 - 17:51:40

Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO is organising a [...] Full text...

South Africa: Sports stars back BLM movement

16 july 2020 - 09:38:25

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A large group of leading African rugby coaches, former players and administrators have joined the Black Lives Matter movement. The [...] Full text...