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Evidence is mounting that COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting people from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities. One study shows that BAME people accounted for 63% of COVID-19 fatalities in health workers. While it is difficult to be definitive about why this is the case researchers have pointed to socio-economic factors playing a significant role in the greater exposure of BAME people to the virus.
At the same time the unjust killing of George Floyd, which was driven by deeply engrained racial prejudice, has sparked protests all over the world, including here in Northern Ireland. Despite putting in place social distancing protocol, protestors were targeted with police fines. This policing is currently the subject of an investigation by the Ombudsman.
This webinar will discuss this double edged sword and will seek to give BAME community leaders a platform to lead on these important conversations.
Speakers include
- Dr James Uhomoibhi (Ulster University)
- Coumilah Manjoo
- Other speakers TBC
This event is part of the Covid Conversations - Human Rights in a Pandemic series.
A series of events organised by the Transitional Justice Institute, the Equality Coalition and the Human Rights Consortium designed to start important conversations about the human rights implications of the pandemic for people in Northern Ireland.
Event info
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Thursday 20 August
10am
Online