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To: United Nations Human Rights Council, Elisabeth TICHY-FISSLBERGER, President of the Human Rights Council

China: Stop the Racism against Africans due to Covid 19

The Human Rights council should Call on its Member China to address and put an immediate end to the harassment of Africans in Guangzhou China while monitoring for Covid 19

Why is this important?

In the spring of 2020 the world arose to a pandemic as covid 19 spread from China to the rest of the word. In Late March 2020 and Early April 2020, China started to reopen Guangzhou after a state of shutdown to control the virus. In the meantime the rest of the word struggles to contain the virus. China was wary of new infections coming in from travelers coming to China. In response to this fear, Africans living in China have been unfairly targeted. Africans, many who have been living in Guangzhou for years without any recent travel have been forced out of their homes that they have been renting and living in. They have been forced to live on the streets where they are continually harassed. Young and old alike, Africans have gone hungry on the streets and have been forced to battle the elements of weather without adequate shelter. Africans have been denied entry into businesses and eating establishments and denied access to public transport. The situation is dire as the harassment continues without abatement.Please note that other foreigners in Guangzhou are able to continue with their lives without being singled out as the Africans have been. The harassment of Africans can only be attributed to their skin color. Africans are being targeted and abused because of their skin color.

Updates

2020-04-18 10:56:58 -0400

100 signatures reached

2020-04-18 07:25:30 -0400

50 signatures reached

2020-04-18 02:01:31 -0400

25 signatures reached

2020-04-18 00:02:17 -0400

10 signatures reached