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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask Chile about the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, and about Migrants’ Access to Rights

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-third periodic report of Chile, during which its Experts asked about indigenous peoples’ inclusion in public and political life, and about migrants’ access to…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask Denmark about the Housing and Integration of Migrants and their Descendants, and about Hate Speech and Hate Crimes

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of Denmark, during which its Experts asked questions about the housing and integration of migrants and their descendants, as well as…
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In Dialogue with Thailand, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask about the Situation of Indigenous Peoples, Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Stateless Persons

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to eighth periodic report of Thailand, during which its Experts raised questions about the situation of indigenous peoples, migrants, asylum seekers and stateless persons. A…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask Switzerland about Data Collection, Training and Awareness-Raising Related to Discrimination

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth to twelfth periodic report of Switzerland, during which its Experts raised questions about data collection and statistical information related to discrimination, as well as…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Fifth Session

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one-hundred and fifth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand. The Committee heard an address by Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Lebanon and the Netherlands

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and fourth session online after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Lebanon and the Netherlands. Committee Chairperson Li Yanduan thanked the Committee Members for their…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Raise Questions about the Medical Approach to Disability Used in France

  Committee Holds a Minute of Silence in Memory of Committee Expert Soumia Amrani of Morocco who Passed Away   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of France after its Experts raised questions about its medical…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask the Kingdom of the Netherlands about the National Framework for Tackling Racial Discrimination, Racial Profiling by Police Forces, and the Colonial Legacy of the Slave Trade

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands during which its Experts raised questions about the national framework for tackling racial…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask Lebanon about the Kafala System for Migrant Domestic Workers, the Absence of a Definition of Racial Discrimination, and the Treatment of Refugees

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third to twenty-fourth periodic report of Lebanon after its Experts raised questions about the kafala system for migrant domestic workers, the absence of a definition of racial…
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The Need for a Global Transformative Agenda for Racial Justice and Equality is Very Clear, Mona Rishmawi Tells Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it Opens its Session

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon opened its one hundred and fourth session online, hearing a statement from Mona Rishmawi, Chief of the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…

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