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November 02, 2010

AP: U.N. investigator: Migrants suffer worst racism

by Edith M. Lederer
The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Migrants in Europe, the United States and many other parts of the world are subjected to the worst forms of racial discrimination and xenophobia, a U.N. independent investigator said Monday.

Githu Muigai, a Kenyan lawyer, said many other groups are also victims including ethnic minorities attacked because of their minority status, individuals stopped and searched because of their perceived religious or ethnic background, and soccer players insulted because of their color.

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