UN General Assembly
1959

112. Moreover, the African continent is outraged by the practices of racial discrimination and segregation which still flourish in many territories. They represent a continuing defiance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, in short, of morality. Whoever he may be and wherever he may be, a man is entitled to respect and cannot be made subject to other laws than those applicable to all. The United Nations has consistently and forcefully denounced these shameful practices and has time and again called upon the Administering Powers to put an end to them. It is lamentable that all its appeals have remained unheeded. It is the responsibility of the United Nations to take appropriate action to eradicate these degrading practices.