Thirty-eighth session (1990)*
General recommendation VIII concerning the interpretation and
application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
Having considered reports from States parties concerning information about the ways in
which individuals are identified as being members of a particular racial or ethnic group or groups,
Is of the opinion that such identification shall, if no justification exists to the contrary, be
based upon self-identification by the individual concerned.
* Contained in document A/45/18.
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