Article 5 of the Convention on refugees and displaced persons 1996, para. 2
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Considering that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination proclaim that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as to race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin,
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
1996
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 22, Article 5 of the Convention on refugees and displaced persons (1996), PP 2.