UN condemns 'reprehensible' UK race report for repackaging 'racist tropes into fact'

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UN condemns 'reprehensible' UK race report for repackaging 'racist tropes into fact'. 9News

, saying it offered "no evidence" to support its finding that the UK is not institutionally racist.

Policy experts at the time also pointed to glaring holes in its analysis. They said disparities — such as why ethnic minorities were disproportionately dying of COVID-19 as well as labor market discrimination — were explained away in the report by other factors, such as geography, living conditions and social income, while ignoring the role race played in determining those disparities.

"The misleading claims they have made risk fostering division on the subject of race, rather than constructive discussion on the issues," the commission's spokesperson said, adding that they urge the British government to implement the report's 24 recommendations.

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