トームさんのインスタグラム写真 - (トームInstagram)「Countries That Contributed to Slavery Must Be Held Accountable: UN Human Rights Chief This includes formal apologies, truth-telling processes, and reparations. (By Lerato Mogoatlhe JUNE 22, 2020 @glblctzn ) Why Global Citizens Should Care: . “We cannot end poverty and achieve the UN’s Global Goals without addressing racial inequalities. Inequalities and discrimination globally impact progress towards all of the Global Goals — including education, health care, and more — while Global Goal 16 promotes peace and justice through institutions that are effective, accountable, and inclusive. You can join us and take action here on racial injustice, and you can support our Global Goal: Unite for Our Future campaign to help ensure everyone, everywhere — including people of colour and the world’s marginalised communities — can access the tools needed to combat COVID-19. It’s time for the world to confront slavery and colonialism as experienced by their victims. This is the message at the core of a speech that was delivered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. Bachelet was speaking at a debate held on June 17, in Geneva, Switzerland, after African nations called for an urgent discussion on the slave trade and colonialism. “Behind today’s racial violence, systemic racism, and discriminatory policing lies the failure to acknowledge and confront the legacy of the slave trade and colonialism,” Bachelet said. . At the debate held by the United Nations Human Rights Council — a group of 47 countries tasked with promoting and protecting human rights globally — countries were urged to confront the role they played in the slave trade, which resulted in millions of Africans being enslaved. . Bachelet also said countries need to acknowledge that systemic racism and police brutality are a consequence of slavery and colonialism, and that time has also come understand the full scope of racism. Speaking about police brutality, Bachelet said this issue also needs to be addressed urgently. “This symbol of systemic racism has become emblematic of the excessive use of disproportionate force by law enforcement, against people of African descent.」6月23日 7時07分