| PEORIA, USA |  |
| 'Hate groups' spread message globally on Internet by David George Matthew Hale has a degree in music and has played the violin professionally. You can find him on the Internet but not under music. His name turns up in a search for "hate groups." FULL STORY » |
| CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA | |
| Colombia's displaced caught in cross fire of war and racism by Karl Penhaul The last African slaves landed at Colombia's port of Cartagena 150 years ago. But long after abolition, their descendants are still not masters of their destiny. FULL STORY » |
| FRANKFURT, GERMANY | |
| Healing frayed ties in Germany by Alex Quade The police car is a symbol of fear and frustration for African immigrants in Germany. "The moment they see you're an African, you're a suspect," one immigrant says. FULL STORY » |
| TOKYO, JAPAN | |
| Illegal immigrants risk life and limb in Japanese factories by Rebecca MacKinnon Six-year-old Jakin Prince Alsafa was born in Japan. The only language he knows is Japanese. His sister, Saudia, is a top student in a Japanese school. But the two children of Bangladeshi parents have no legal right to be living in the only place they know as home. FULL STORY » |
| KATLEHONG, SOUTH AFRICA | |
| South African harassment of immigrants hits home By Charlayne Hunter-Gault On the way to her teaching job in the South African town of Katlehong, 33-year-old Sylvia Manda was arrested. Her crime: not looking like a South African. FULL STORY » |
| SMIDTSDRIFT, SOUTH AFRICA | |
| Video: Vanishing Bushmen
CNN's Charlayne Hunter-Gault examines the situation of one of South Africa's oldest societies PLAY VIDEO » |
| DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA | |
| Power struggles over agenda surface before conference More than 50 years after the United Nations issued its groundbreaking Universal Declaration of Human Rights, underlining its commitment to uphold the dignity and worth of every human being, the world remains a place filled with discrimination, xenophobia and ethnic conflicts. FULL STORY » |
| JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | |
| Video: Racism still exists in South Africa
CNN's Charlayne Hunter-Gault has more about the lingering legacy of apartheid PLAY VIDEO » |
| EL EJIDO, SPAIN | |
| Tension amid Spain's greenhouses by Al Goodman Last year, the farming town of El Ejido was burning with rage. Riots erupted against African immigrants after a Spanish woman was killed and a Moroccan man was arrested. FULL STORY » |
| HAVANA, CUBA | |
| Video: The issue of race in Cuba
CNN's Lucia Newman reports on racism in Cuba PLAY VIDEO » |
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More than 50 years after the United Nations issued its groundbreaking Universal Declaration of Human Rights, underlining its commitment to uphold the dignity and worth of every human being, the world remains a place filled with discrimination and ethnic conflicts. The controversies swirling around the U.N. World Conference Against Racism point up the enormous difficulties in the ongoing battle for equality and justice. FULL STORY» Click on the cities to see how race affects societies around the world. | |
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