RACISM
Steps Taken By The Government To Tackle Racism Substantial measures are being taken to improve the human rights situation of people of African descent in several countries worldwide. These are achievements reported by States, human rights bodies, mechanisms and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, regional organizations, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations. Through these steps, it is hoped that these measures will serve as inspiration for other countries to effectively implement national and international legal frameworks, policies and programmes to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance faced by people of African descent. Legislative actions Uruguay has passed a legislation on affirmative action policies to ensure that individuals of African origin have equal access to higher education and the public labour market, with a quota of at least 8% set aside for them. With the acknowledgement and support...