Article 1 Definition of Racial Discrimination formulate measures involving differential treatment based on convenience of management and the difficulty of amending the law. B. The concept of discrimination 17. The national report defines and explains rules and concepts of racial discrimination, discrimination, and direct/indirect discrimination in domestic law, 20 but it fails to mention microaggressions, which are omnipresent in mainstream society.21 It is clear that the government has not taken the many unintentional, well-intentioned, stereotype-based verbal and physical microaggressions against different groups of people in society into account.22 18. Re co m m e n d at i o n s : T h e gove r n m e n t s h o u l d a d d re s s t h e i m p l i c i t trauma resulting from the discrimination and microaggression faced by certain groups that negatively impact even everyday interactions. In order to prevent racial and ethnic profiling (stereotyping ) from causing discrimination or microaggressions between different groups, the government should raise awareness of discrimination and microaggressions at all levels of education and in the public and private spheres through both its policies and policy analysis. For example, the government should strengthen law enforcement training in how to 20 21 See §§14-25 of the national report. MOE. (2020, Oct 30) Facebook post. I didn’t mean any harm, so how can it be discrimination? “Microaggressions” refers to hidden discriminatory language that may occur unintentionally or unknowingly in mainstream society. It stems from stereotypes about specific groups of people and manifests as discrimination hidden behind good intentions. Retrieved 22 from https://www.facebook.com/405240086317285/posts/1711476352360312/ on April 3, 2023. For example, “You’re an indigenous person, you must be good at drinking”; “a child of new immigrants overcoming adversity and successfully getting into medical school”; and police frequently conducting identity checks based on skin color and appearance are examples of microaggressions that can be found within everyday life. 17