Africa-Press – Seychelles. A working group of experts from the United Nations (UN) presented, this Tuesday, a report to the General Assembly of that body, in which it proves that the effects of the colonial legacy continue to harm the development of children of African descent in the diaspora.
“Due to racial discrimination, racial stereotypes and systematic xenophobia, children of African descent are not considered children at all”, began by saying the president of the expert group, Catherine Namakula, quoted by Notícias ao Minuto, which advances the news.
“Across the diaspora, these children face heavier policing, including more arrests, police surveillance, racial profiling, body searches and excessive use of force,” she added.
These children’s childhood “is stolen by racial disparities in policing and family interventions, including the removal of children and the elimination of parental rights, with race-based decisions and outcomes,” the expert group said.
“Experts urged the UN and other actors to stop using images of African children in undignified circumstances for marketing and fundraising purposes, and to address negative stereotypes,” the statement said. children of African descent are not synonymous with poverty”, underlines the same source.
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