Question: When is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination observed?
(a) 20 March
(b) 15 March
(c) 10 March
(d) 21 March
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on March 21.
- The day aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination.
- 2021 theme of the day is “Youth standing up against racism”.
History:
- The day traces back to the date when police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.
- In 1979, the General Assembly adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
- On that occasion, the General Assembly decided that a week of solidarity with the peoples struggling against racism and racial discrimination, beginning on 21 March, would be organized annually in all States.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay