Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention (Descent) 2002, para. 7
Paragraph
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Paragraph text
Strongly reaffirming that discrimination based on "descent" includes discrimination against members of communities based on forms of social stratification such as caste and analogous systems of inherited status which nullify or impair their equal enjoyment of human rights,
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Treaty bodies: CERD - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2002
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 29, Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention (Descent) (2002), PP 7.