Populism & Racial Equality

Nationalist populism poses pressing dangers to human rights from a racial equality perspective. Nationalist populism is often associated with corruption, the weakening of checks and balances in systems of government, and the suppression of civil society. It can lead to the targeting – through rhetoric or the incitement to violence – of women, racially marginalized people, religious minorities, and other minority groups. Here you can find a related Executive Summary (part of a series drawn from the thematic reports on global racial justice issues written by former UNSR Racism E. Tendayi Achiume) and the underlying UNSR Racism’s thematic report.