What are the causes of racial discrimination?

Racial discrimination has existed since ancient times, but its modern form began with the primitive accumulation of capital and still exists in some parts of the world. This phenomenon is caused by the reactionary ruling class advocating and spreading the theory of racial superiority and racial hatred by means of legislation and administration. The manifestations of racial discrimination are openness, legality, concealment and practicality. In South Africa, racial discrimination is manifested in apartheid, which is the basic national policy of white racists and has a history of more than 300 years. In the past half century, the white racist authorities have promulgated more than 100 racial discrimination laws. Blacks and Indians in America, aborigines in Oceania, former colonial immigrants in Europe, ethnic minorities and foreign workers, "tribesmen" and caste groups in Asia are all victims of today's racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is an insult to human dignity and has been repeatedly condemned by international public opinion and international organizations. 1963165438+1October 20th, the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination declared for the first time that all racial discrimination in the world should be eliminated quickly. 1On March 7, 966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which stipulates that all racial discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of political, economic, social, cultural or public life (such as transportation, hotels, restaurants, cafes, theaters, parks, etc.). States parties have the obligation to prevent, prohibit and eliminate all forms of racial discrimination, especially racial segregation and apartheid, and to ensure that everyone, regardless of race or nationality, has the right to equality before the law. Anyone who spreads ideas of racial superiority or hatred, incites racial discrimination, and incites and carries out violence against any race or nation is a crime and should be punished according to law. 1973165438+1On October 30th, the United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, which clearly declared once again that any organization, institution or individual that practices apartheid is a crime and should bear international responsibility.

Racial discrimination has always been a concern in Britain. 1In April 1993, Lawrence, a young black man, was murdered by a racist, which triggered a heated debate on racial discrimination in Britain, especially among the government and civil servants. /kloc-Lawrence, a 0/8-year-old pre-university student, was killed by several white youths at a bus stop in southeast London for no reason. Although five suspects were arrested afterwards, no one was convicted. The British government commissioned a commission headed by Sir mcpherson to investigate. According to the investigation report, the Greater London Police Department was seriously dereliction of duty in the process of investigating this case, showing "institutional racism". Later, the Greater London Police Department agreed to pay Lawrence's parents 320,000 pounds. In addition, the discrimination and harassment of refugees by the British are also very worrying. The results of recent opinion polls show that most people think that Britain has accepted too many immigrants. 80% people think that the reason why refugees choose Britain is that it is "easy" to come to Britain. May 200 1 Reports about the attack on refugees have also appeared frequently in newspapers recently. In the past few months, there have been nearly 80 such incidents in Glasgow, Scotland alone. The refugee situation in Britain is also quite worrying. Some people can't stand the hard living environment and flee from refugee settlements, begging or even robbing for a living. The refugee problem has become a thorny issue for the British government. I'm afraid this is not what Blair's government expected. It made a generous commitment in the Kosovo war.

Race has always been one of the main topics in British political party elections. Haig, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, was even accused by public opinion of "playing the race card". The Sunday Independent, which has great influence in Britain, once published an article entitled "Desperate Haig Playing Race Card". On May 29th, 20001year, less than 10 days before the British general election on June 7th, the oldham incident became an excuse for British political parties to attack their opponents. The Liberal Democratic Party, the third largest party in Britain, leads. Hughes, a spokesman for its internal affairs, said in an interview on the 27th that the Conservative Party's speech on refugee policy gave birth to this incident.