10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF URUGUAY
18 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixteenth through twentieth periodic report of Uruguay on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Ricardo Gonzalez Arenas, Director General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, said that poverty continued to be the biggest violation of human rights, not only in Uruguay, but in the world, which deprived millions of people of their…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF CUBA
17 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fourteenth through eighteenth periodic report of Cuba on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Abelardo Moreno, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, said the constitution established the right of all citizens to be involved in managing the State, either directly or through their elected representatives. All Cubans over the age of 16 had the right to vote and…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF BOLIVIA
16 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth through twentieth periodic report of Bolivia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
The report of Bolivia was presented by Nilda Copa, the Minister of Justice, Felix Cardena, Vice Minister for Decolonization in the Ministry of Culture, Nelson Marcelo Cox, Director General of Fundamental Rights in the Ministry of Justice and Marianela Paco, President of the Human Rights…
10 years 6 months ago
NGOS ADDRESS COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION IN BOLIVIA AND URUGUAY
15 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of racism, racial discrimination, and related intolerance in Bolivia and Uruguay. In advance of the Committee’s review of the periodic reports of 12 countries during this session, the Committee will hold two such informal meetings with NGOs. Today’s meeting focused on Bolivia and Uruguay, two of the countries whose periodic reports will be reviewed this…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSSION
14 February 2011
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-eighth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work.
Mr. Salama, in opening remarks, said that at its sixty-fifth session, the General Assembly adopted various resolutions, including one on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
27 August 2010
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Iran, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania and Uzbekistan
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its seventy-seventh session and released its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Iran, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania and Uzbekistan, which were considered during the session.
Anwar Kemal, the Committee Chairperson, said…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF ESTONIA
20 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Estonia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Anne-Ly Reimaa, Undersecretary on International Relations and Cultural Diversity of the Estonian Ministry of Culture, said that in terms of reducing the number of persons with undetermined citizenship, several measures had been undertaken to encourage people with undetermined…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
19 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Saliha Djuderija, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that the State was working on eliminating the “two schools under one roof” problem which was the segregation in schools based on ethnic…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF DENMARK
18 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic reports of Denmark on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Allan Jacobsen, the Head of the Human Rights Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, said that the Danish Government continued to focus on measures to prevent and combat racially motivated offences and hate speech and remained committed to ensuring that hate…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF MOROCCO
17 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Morocco on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that since 2003 notable advances had been made in the area of reform. These advances included the conclusion of work on the Justice and Reconciliation Commission, which had…
