8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND
22 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of New Zealand on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Judith Collins, Minister of Justice and Minister for Ethnic Affairs, said that New Zealand took pride in the promotion of human rights and was taking measures to promote the equal treatment of all its citizens, reduce barriers to education, establish a…
8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF MAURITIUS
21 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined fifteenth to nineteenth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Yatindra Nath Varma, Attorney-General of Mauritius, said that Mauritius, as a founding member of the Human Rights Council, was fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights. Mauritius took pride in its multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-…
8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF SLOVAKIA
20 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined ninth to tenth periodic report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Fedor Rosocha, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, said that Slovakia was stepping up efforts to eliminate disadvantages stemming from racial or…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF KYRGYZSTAN
19 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination completed today its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Kyrgyzstan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Mira Karybaeva, Chief of the Division of Ethnic, Religious Policies and Interaction with Civil Society, President’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic, said that the ethnic conflicts which had taken place in 2010 were the result of economic disparities and the lack of a…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES SITUATION IN KYRGYZSTAN AND NEW ZEALAND WITH NGOS
18 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with non-governmental organizations from Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand. The reports of these two countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations in Kyrgyzstan raised a number of issues concerning the worsening of inter-ethnic relations, since the change of government and armed conflict between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in 2010, including the impunity of those responsible for violence…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
15 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the twentieth to twenty-second periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Yury Osintsev, Secretary of State and Deputy Minister for Regional Development of the Russian Federation, said that a lot of work had been done by the Russian Federation to improve federal and regional legislation tackling racial…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF ALGERIA
14 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined fifteenth to nineteenth periodic report of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Boudjemaa Delmi, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Algeria actively combated all forms of racial discrimination and had adopted appropriate legislation to promote equality for all Algerian citizens and foreign…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES SITUATION IN RUSSIA, ALGERIA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH NGOS
12 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with non-governmental organizations about the situation in the Russian Federation, Algeria, and the Dominican Republic. The reports of those three countries will be reviewed by the Committee during this session.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations in the Russian Federation raised a number of issues concerning discriminatory practices in the country, including the lack of definition of discrimination in…
8 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION
11 February 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened its eighty-second session this morning, hearing an address by Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work.
In his opening statement, Mr. Walker updated the Committee on the intergovernmental process on the strengthening of the treaty body system of the General Assembly. Among other recent developments, Mr.…
8 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION
31 August 2012
Press Release
Adopts Conclusions on Ecuador, Tajikistan, Thailand, Senegal, Fiji, Republic of Korea, Austria, Finland, Liechtenstein and Belize
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Ecuador, Tajikistan, Thailand, Senegal, Fiji, Republic of Korea, Austria, Finland and Liechtenstein on how these countries are implementing the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Committee also adopted…
