ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965, para. 4

Paragraph
Original document
Document type
  • International treaty
Paragraph text
  1. Special measures taken for the sole purpose of securing adequate advancement of certain racial or ethnic groups or individuals requiring such protection as may be necessary in order to ensure such groups or individuals equal enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms shall not be deemed racial discrimination, provided, however, that such measures do not, as a consequence, lead to the maintenance of separate rights for different racial groups and that they shall not be continued after the objectives for which they were taken have been achieved.
Document legal status
  • Legally binding
Document body
  • United Nations General Assembly
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • All
Document year
  • 1965
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965), Article 1, 4.
Paragraph info
Article 1
Paragraph number
4