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racism, Any action, practice, or belief that reflects the racial worldview—the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races,” that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural behavioral features, and that some ...
Discrimination. Racial discrimination is any discrimination against any individual on the basis of their race, ancestry, ethnicity, and/or skin color and hair texture. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Individuals can discriminate by refusing to do business with, socialize with, or share resources with people of a certain group.
Racism and racial discrimination occur daily to millions of people around the world. Racism and intolerance destroy lives and communities. The United Nations has been concerned with this issue since its foundation, and the prohibition of racial discrimination is enshrined in all core international human rights instruments.
