Six years later, the United Nations proclaimed the Sharpeville anniversary to be the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination commemorates events on 21 March 1960, in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police opened fire and killed young students peacefully demonstrating against the apartheid "pass laws".

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

Balotelli revealed that his teammate Boateng -- who was a guest speaker at the United Nation's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in March -- persuaded him not to leave the field of play on Sunday.

CNN: SHARE THIS