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

Posted: 30th October 2025

Source: Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism | UN News

Martin Kimani, chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, presented its annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva during an interactive dialogue with country representatives.

“Every year, events captured in news headlines and in the lived experiences of people of African descent tragically confirm that even at this stage of the 21st century, the colour line remains in place, creating a hierarchical divide that sustains segregation, violence, societal division, denial of equal opportunity, of equity, and of continued exploitation and multiple forms of oppression,” he said.

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