A roadmap already exists to advance the rights of Black communities

Let’s have the courage in 2020 to go beyond grand words and promises. This is the time for action.

Given the dramatic events and protests that have marked the year so far, one could say that little has been done to advance the spirit of the International Decade for People of African Descent, write representatives of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MIREILLE APOLLON, SéBASTIEN GOUPIL, AND DAVID SCHIMPKY

August 5, 2020

Earlier this year, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, put out a call for feedback on efforts underway to achieve the objectives of the

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