Human Rights Festival- 22 March 2021: ‘Youth taking a Stand Against Racism.' Dialogue

On 22 March, OHCHR and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will hold an intergenerational panel discussion on ‘youth taking a stand against racism.’ The panel discussion will draw lessons from the past, address current challenges, and the key role that young people play in addressing racism and discrimination to promote civic engagement and social change.
OHCHR Profile
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)is the leading United Nations entity mandated to promote and protect human rights for all. OHCHR represents the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights treaties. It leads global human rights efforts and speaks out objectively in the face of human rights violations worldwide. The Office also provides a forum for identifying, highlighting and developing responses to today's human rights challenges, and acts as the principal focal point of human rights research, education, public information, and advocacy activities in the United Nations system. The OHCHR Regional Office for Southern Africa covers 14 countries in the region from its office in South Africa.
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Profile
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation established in 2008 to advance non-racialism in post-apartheid South Africa.