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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. President Donald Trump is under fierce criticism over the Charlottesville violence, there come voices from the United Nations urging the White House to "unequivocally and unconditionally" reject racist violent events.


CONDEMNATION ON RACIST VIOLENCE


The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Wednesday issued a statement nike hyperadapt mens australia , calling on the United States and its high-level politicians to "unequivocally and unconditionally" reject and condemn racist hate speech and crimes in Charlottesville of Virginia State and throughout the country.


"There should be no place in the world for racist white supremacist ideas or any similar ideologies that reject the core human rights principles of human dignity and equality," the statement said.


"We are alarmed by the racist demonstrations, with overtly racist slogans, chants and salutes by white nationalists nike hyperadapt womens australia , neo-Nazis, and the Ku Klux Klan, promoting white supremacy and inciting racial discrimination and hatred," said CERD chief Anastasia Crickley.


"It is a sad day when the president of the United States has so thoroughly failed to denounce white supremacism that UN experts must warn the U.S. about the dangers of racism nike hyperadapt australia ," Crickley said.


In addition to the criminal investigation of the individual who plowed his car into a crowd of protesters and killed a woman, the UN Committee asked the U.S. authorities to undertake concrete measures "to address the root causes of the proliferation of such racist manifestations."


"We call on the U.S. government to investigate thoroughly the phenomenon of racial discrimination targeting, in particular, people of African descent nike react hyperdunk australia , ethnic or ethno-religious minorities, and migrants," added Crickley.


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Earlier, when addressing questions on the situation in the United States nike air skylon 2 womens australia , where the deadly violence in Charlottesville sparked discussions about race, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "these demons are appearing a little bit everywhere."


The UN chief, who denied receiving pressure from Washington that would stop him from speaking out, stressed that racism nike air skylon 2 australia , anti-Semitism, xenophobia and islamophobia are poisoning human societies, saying it is "absolutely essential for us all to stand up against them everywhere and every time."


SHADOW OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION


The United States has described itself as a "melting pot" and a country of freedom and democracy in which people of different colors and cultures live in tolerance and harmony. It is in the limelight worldwide when violence erupted in Charlottesville.


The decision by Charlottesville's city council to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a local public park sparked a white supremacist rally on Aug. 12 that later turned into violent clashes between rival protesters.


A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 others were injured when a sports car driven by a suspected Nazi supporter plowed into a crowd protesting white supremacism. Two state troopers also died on that day in a helicopter crash after helping monitor the rally, demonstrations and clashes.


Trump at first blamed "many sides" for the Charlottesville violence and corrected his comments to condemn white supremacists undercover nike react element 87 australia , neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan after two days. He responded last week for the third time to the violence by saying "there's blame on both sides," which drew a bipartisan backlash and wide criticism.


The president on Tuesday held a campaign-style rally in downtown Phoenix, the capital of Arizona state to defend his Charlottesville responses while about 2,000 protesters gathered outside shouting "No Trump. No KKK. No Fascism in USA nike react element 87 australia ," which exposed deep division in the country.


He lashed out at "dishonest" media at the rally for not covering "fairly" his responses to the Charlottesville violence.






UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations refugee agency on Friday warmly welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the refugees who will compete as a team in the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


The team includes two Syrian swimmers, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and six runners from Ethiopia and South Sudan, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a press release.


All of the members of the team have fled violence and persecution in their countries and sought refuge in places as wide-ranging as Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Kenya and Brazil, said the press release.


The first-ever refugee team will enter the opening ceremony in the Maracana Stadium before the host Brazil and under the Olympic flag. Throughout the Games, they will be treated as any other team, but will have expenses paid by the IOC.


The 2016 Summer Olympics is a major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games due to take place in Brazil on Aug. 5 to 21.


"We are very inspired by the Refugee Olympic Athletes team - having had their sporting careers interrupted, these high-level refugee athletes will finally have the chance to pursue their dreams," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.


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