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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation

  Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today considered the combined 15th to 21st periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Benin on National Human Rights Institution, Ask Questions on Repatriation of Artefacts from Europe and Discrimination Against People with Albinism

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined initial and second to ninth periodic reports of Benin, with Committee Experts commending the State on establishing its national human rights institution, and asking questions on the…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Seventh Session in Geneva

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and seventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Benin, Nicaragua, United States of America, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and Suriname. The Committee…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan. Committee Chairperson Verene Albertha Shepherd said that she was…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend School Enrolment in Kazakhstan, Ask about Inter-Ethnic Tensions and Anti-Discrimination Legislation

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth to tenth periodic report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts commending Kazakhstan on school enrolment in the country, and asking questions about inter-ethnic tensions and…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Estonia’s Efforts to Reduce Statelessness, Ask about Lack of Legislation on Hate Crimes and Occupational Language Proficiency Requirements

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts commending efforts to reduce statelessness and raising questions about the lack of legislation on hate crimes…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Luxembourg for Introducing Universal Health Care, Ask About Lack of Data and Online Hate Speech

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts commending the introduction of universal health care and raising questions about the lack of data and…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Cameroon’s Acceptance of Refugees, Ask about Bilingualism, Indigenous Peoples and Birth Registration

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second and twenty-third periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts commending Cameroon’s acceptance of refugees and raising questions about bilingualism, indigenous…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Sixth Session in Geneva

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and sixth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan. The Committee heard three newly elected members make a solemn declaration…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand. Marc Bossuyt, Committee Vice-Chairperson and acting Committee…

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