After Riots, UN Calls on UK to Tackle Systemic Racism, Colonial Legacies

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image People attend a rally to commemorate Windrush Day, a celebration of the contribution of the Windrush generation in Windrush Square, London, Britain June 22, 2020. © 2020 Toby Melville/Reuters In the wake of recent racist and Islamophobic riots in the United Kingdom, the United Nations’ anti-racism body has issued a report on the UK’s record addressing racial discrimination. In it, the UN urged the UK government to finally right the wrongs committed against Black Britons from the Windrush generation and the Chagossian people as part of a broader effort to tackle…

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