A U.N. monitoring committee has urged Benin and Zimbabwe to address alleged discrimination against minority and marginalized groups in their countries.
The committee released findings this week on progress in seven countries whose records were under review.
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed regret that Benin’s national plan of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and intolerance has been only partially implemented since it was adopted in 2014.
While discrimination and hate speech remain prevalent, mainly against albinos, the committee said few people have formally complained about the crimes.
Committee member Pansy Tlakula surmised it might be due to lack of awareness of available judicial remedies, lack of confidence in the justice system or fear of reprisals on the part of victims.
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