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apartheid
Apartheid ( , especially South African English: , ; , ) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on baasskap ( 'boss-ship' or 'boss-hood'), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population. Under this minoritarian system, white citizens held the highest status, followed by Indians, Coloureds and black Africans, in that order. The economic le
environmental racism
environmental injustice that occurs within a racialized context both in practice and policy.
racial segregation in the United States
race based restrictions in American society
Crime of apartheid
inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity
Herrenvolk democracy
system of government that excludes minorities

special settlements in the Soviet Union
involuntary settlements for deported minorities in the Soviet Union
gender apartheid
socioeconomic discrimination based on gender
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
United Nations convention and human rights instrument