Abstract
Racism exists everywhere you go. During the last fifty years, since the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of human rights, the international community has made some important advances in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. A treaty to ban racial discrimination has been adopted and progress has been made. As technology brings the people of the world closer together and political barriers tumble, racism and racial discriminations continue to ravage our societies. Expressions such as 'ethnic cleansing' have emerged in recent years. But where does racism take source and what are the causes of racism?
