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out of the country while their white counterparts fled on trains and buses.Many African refugees were turned away from neighboring borders; a Nigerian medical student who walked 11 hours was told she couldn’t cross the border until the Ukrainians were evacuated. There are even multiplePolish government officials were quick toreports that it turned away non-white people at the border as “disinformation” from the Russians.
The 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees, and a widely adopted 1967 protocol, guarantee all individuals — including non-Ukrainians and sexual minorities — fleeing the attacks of Russia have the right under international law to seek asylum in neighboring countries.acknowledged the claims of mistreatment, while international human rights activists and attorneys have submitted an appeal to the U.N. calling for the Ukrainian and Polish state and local governments to guarantee the equal and humane treatment of people of African descent and other racial minorities. Joining the African Union’s rebuke of discrimination, the U.S.
These are necessary steps, but the fact that they are necessary is heartbreaking. While this situation is not a direct example of racism in the United States, it does provide yet another example of how the experiences of those who are discriminated against can be downplayed, ignored or even aggressively refuted. It is a warning to those who ignore the current and potential effects of systemic racism. Like many ailments, racism can grow and fester if left alone.
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