Racism by Romel Barua, Advocate

Racism comprises of both prejudice and discrimination based in social perceptions of biological
differences between peoples. It includes the form of social actions, practices or beliefs, or
political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to
each other, based on presumed shared inheritable traits, abilities, or qualities.
In history, racism was a driving force behind the transatlantic, and behind states based on racial
segregation such as the U.S in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and South
Africa under apartheid.
After UN establishment, Practices and ideologies of racism are universally condemned by
the United Nations in the Declaration of Human Rights. It has also been a major part of the
political and ideological underpinning of genocides such as The Holocust, but also in colonial
contexts such as the rubber booms in South America and the Congo, and in the
European conquest of the Americas. and colonization of Africa, Asia and Australia.
As per UDHR the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion,
restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the
purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal
footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or
any other field of public life. Yahoo states: Contrary to the popular belief, a recent World Value
Survey reveals that world's most developed countries like the United States of America, United
Kingdom are the least racist in the world. The survey says that the developing countries like
India, Bangladesh, and Jordan are among the least tolerant of people belonging to another race.
According to a Washington Post report, following are the top ten countries in the world which
are least racially tolerant.
As per Police observance, Rini said: I didnt know that Bengali people can be so
racist. Look at people swearing at other people for just marrying people that are not
Bengalis. I mean eberybody is a human being and, if you love someone then just
because you are not Bengali you cant just not love them! i think Bengali people just
think theyre the best and everybody else isnt so good.On Friday, a mob of 500
Bangla Muslim-Hindu nationalist armed with hockey sticks, torches and fire-arms
attacked a non-Bangla refugee camp in Mirpur north of capital city of Dhaka, which left
ten non-Bangla Muslims dead. The ethnic riots happened while the Muslims in the
refugee camp were celebrating Muslim religious festival of Shabe-e-Barat (Night of
Forgiveness). Its an annual event celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Shaaban,
the eighth month of Islamic Calendar ahead of the month of Muslim fasting (Ramadan).
It was celebrated on June 13 in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, with a combined Muslim
population of over 400 million.Of the four most racist countries, two, Bangladesh and
Jordan are racist, and one, India, has a very large racist population. Furthermore, while
most Western countries, are blue, meaning that they are not racist, most eastern countries
surveyed fall into the red category, meaning, that they are very racist. Taken help from .
(Romel Barua, LL.M. Ex Supplement Editor Azadi, Ex law officer Care & Caritas.)