10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF LITHUANIA
03 March 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the fourth and fifth periodic reports of Lithuania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, said since it gained independence in 1990, Lithuania had taken a wide range of measures to combat intolerance and racial discrimination. The State had ratified all core human rights instruments and ensured the compliance…
10 years 5 months ago
LIBYA: UN EXPERT BODY ON DISCRIMINATION ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN CITIZENS AND MINORITY GROUPS IN LIBYA
02 March 2011
Press Release
GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the international community and the UN system to seek urgent measures to protect non-citizens, migrant populations, migrant workers, refugees and other minority groups in Libya.
In a statement* issued this week under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN expert body appealed directly for action to “the UN Secretary-General, in collaboration with competent bodies, in particular, the United Nations High…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
02 March 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighth and ninth periodic reports of the Republic of Moldova on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Elena Beleacova, Director General of the Office of Interethnic Relations, said there had been some positive developments that demonstrated the Republic of Moldova’s constructive approach in implementing the Convention and in the prevention of human rights…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF ARMENIA
01 March 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the fifth and sixth periodic reports of Armenia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Arman Kirakkossian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, said the Government of Armenia condemned discrimination in all its forms and manifestations. National legislation ensured the equality of all citizens in all spheres of life without any discrimination, exclusion,…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF YEMEN
28 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Yemen on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Huda Abdullatef Alban, Minister of Human Rights, said that Yemen respected human rights and dignity based on the equality of all its citizens who were respected without any distinction of race, age or colour. The State believed that racial discrimination was one of the…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF SERBIA
25 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the initial report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Sanja Jasarevic-Kuzic, Assistant Minister for Human and Minority Rights of Serbia, said that Serbia had ratified seven basic international agreements in the field of human rights protection. By presenting the initial report under this Convention Serbia had almost completed the cycle of submission of…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF SPAIN
24 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighteenth through twentieth periodic reports of Spain on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Isaac Salama, State Counsel for the Ministry of Justice, referred to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said Spain believed firmly in every word of that declaration, and as a democracy it was making efforts to align itself with the Declaration. Mr. Salama said the…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF IRELAND
23 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Ireland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Diarmund Cole, Director General of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs of the Ministry of Integration, Equality and Human Rights, said that Ireland was committed to the Convention and to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination process.…
10 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF NORWAY
22 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the nineteenth and twentieth periodic reports of Norway on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Tora Aasland, Minister of Education and Research and Acting Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, reiterated the promise made by the Norwegian Prime Minister to prioritize the fight against hate crimes in memory of Benjamin Hermansen, a 15 year old Norwegian boy…
10 years 5 months ago
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION IN IRELAND, NORWAY, SERBIA AND SPAIN
21 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of racism, racial discrimination, and related intolerance in Ireland, Norway, Serbia and Spain.
The representatives of NGOs in Norway particularly highlighted the stringent requirement for foreign migrants to learn and master the Norwegian language as a prerequisite for employment and other social status. They decried…
