In Pamplona , the Navarra Anti-racist Coordinating Committee held a demonstration that stretched from the plaza del Baluarte to the plaza del Castillo , with the aim of advocating “ guaranteed rights for all people ”.
Within the manifesto presented , the organisers highlighted the significance behind the International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination , recalling the tragic Sharpeville massacre . On 21 March 1The fundamental demands of the protests are for truth , justice and reparation , as neither Spain nor Morocco has yet opened any investigation into what happened in the massacre . In fact , many of the victims have yet to be identified , as this task has not been offered to relatives living outside Morocco .
Among the anti-racist and pro-immigrant human rights associations that called for demonstrations after the event were Marea Migrante sin Fronteras , Somos Migrantes , Federación Africana de España , Movimiento Antirracista and RegularizaciónYa . The cities called were Madrid , Barcelona , Valencia , Seville , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Granada , Cadiz , Zaragoza , Bilbao , Santiago de Compostela , Badajoz , Mallorca and Huelva .
A year later , in 2023 , the Caravana Abriendo Fronteras convoy called a second demonstration in Melilla to commemorate the victims of “ the massacre ”, inviting other territories in Spain to join in . Protests were also organised in cities such as Barcelona , Palma de Mallorca , Seville , Bilbao , Madrid and Valencia .
960 , in the town of Sharpeville in South Africa , the police force used violence , firing on a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid regime , resulting in the murder of 69 people . The United Nations General Assembly designated 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination . This designation included a call to Member States to intensify their efforts to eradicate all manifestations of racism in its various forms . The Pamplona demonstration underlined how sadly , although 55 years have passed since that episode , the same racism that triggered it is still present , rooted in the social , political and economic structure in various parts of the world .
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