International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

International opposition to
apartheid in South Africa
Campaigns
Instruments and legislation
Organisations
Conferences
UN Security Council Resolutions
Other aspects
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the day in 2010

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March since declared by the United Nations in 1966. In South Africa, the country in which the event took place that gave rise to the observance, the Sharpeville Massacre, the day is commemorated as Human Rights Day, and is a public holiday.