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Activities of the Working Group
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2015
- Document code
- A/70/309
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its eleventh session
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2012
- Document code
- A/HRC/21/60
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Activities of the Working Group
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- A/71/297
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Activities of the Working Group
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2014
- Document code
- A/69/318
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Activities of the Working Group
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2014
- Document code
- A/HRC/27/68
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2010
- Document code
- A/HRC/14/18
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Development and people of African descent
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2015
- Document code
- A/HRC/30/56
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- A/HRC/33/61
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on the situation of people of African descent in the context of the International Year for People of African Descent 2011
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2011
- Document code
- A/HRC/18/45
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection"
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- A/HRC/24/52
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- A/HRC/36/60
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent 2010, para. 122
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- The Working Group stresses the need to address the overrepresentation of people of African descent who are subject to the criminal justice system, including mental institutions and the child welfare system, as well as double standards in sentencing. The Working Group notes the prevalence of structural discrimination, severely affecting persons of African descent, at all stages and levels of the administration of justice, including, inter alia, legislation, law enforcement, courts and tribunals. This has far-reaching consequences in terms of poverty, education and employment and undermines the fundamental democratic principles of political participation.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Thematic discussion on the situation of people of African descent in the context of the International Year for People of African Descent 2011 2011, para. 106
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- The Working Group reiterates its call to all Governments to demonstrate the required political will for and commitment to the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, in particular concerning the provisions relating to people of African descent. In this context, the Working Group welcomes the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on 22 September 2011 and recognizes the importance of the meeting being allocated the time needed for the involvement of Heads of State and Government to make their contributions encouraging the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 58
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- Education provides a gateway to the full enjoyment of other rights, including rights to freedom of movement and expression, access to justice and remedies when human rights are violated, participation in the cultural, social and economic life and in public affairs. Lack of education has perpetuated the cycle of poverty, racism and segregation, from the time of the infamous transatlantic slave trade to the present date. Conversely, education provides a vital key to sustainable poverty alleviation.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 51
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- People of African descent are often categorized as a different race; but "race" is a socially constructed concept. Paragraph 6 of the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference reaffirms that "all peoples and individuals constitute one human family, rich in diversity, and that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights"; although throughout the history of humanity, people have been assigned identity based on race, both as a means of distinguishing one group from another, but more importantly as a means of control and domination. Therefore, an important step in the recognition of people of African descent is the deconstruction of the concept of "race".
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 47
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- Owing to the special and unique nature of discrimination often faced by people of African descent, particularly that related to the legacies of colonialism, slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, the Working Group deems it appropriate to make a careful distinction between their situation and that of other groups who face racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It also sees the need to construct and delineate specific juridical categories that make it possible to address their needs adequately and overcome the obstacles they face. Therefore, in line with a recommendation from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Working Group recommends the elaboration of a United Nations Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of People of African Descent, as one of the main objectives of the Decade.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Thematic discussion on the situation of people of African descent in the context of the International Year for People of African Descent 2011 2011, para. 126
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- The Working Group strongly recommends that the international community declare an international decade for people of African descent to make the challenges they face more visible, to identify solutions and to engage in a sustained campaign to eradicate structural discrimination against people of African descent. The theme proposed by the Working Group for the International Year, and which was widely accepted in the international community, should be adopted as the theme of the decade, namely "People of African descent: recognition, justice and development".
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 75b
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- [In recognition of the contribution of the continent of Africa and people of African descent to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures which constitute the common heritage of humankind, States should, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and international donors:] Set up research programmes and circulate information to deconstruct the (mis)representation of people of African descent;
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 68i
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- [States should also:] Ensure that national curricula include the history of Africa before European contact in history education, in order to empower people of African descent about their past before the transatlantic slave trade. Similarly, history education should feature the liberation struggles during and after the colonial period. History education should also be about the development of world civilizations and should stress the contribution of people of African descent to global economic development, especially that of Europe. This will help the recognition of people of African descent as world actors;
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 72
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- Recalling paragraph 99 of the Durban Declaration, in which States concerned are called upon "to honour the memory of the victims of past tragedies and affirm that, wherever and whenever these occurred, they must be condemned and their recurrence prevented", States should adopt measures to preserve, protect and restore the intangible patrimony and spiritual memory of sites and places of the slave trade and slave resistance, giving increased visibility to this history and culture through museums, monuments, visual arts and other means, such as the permanent memorial at the United Nations headquarters to honour the memory of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 52
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- The recognition by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 21/33 of the term "Afrophobia", as had been recommended by the Working Group, requires an active and systematic follow-up in order to assure the full implementation of this important assertion of the special and unique form of discrimination faced by people of African descent and assuring its equal use with analogous terms that are used to address the stigmatization and prejudice against ethnic, religious and other vulnerable groups.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 75a
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- [In recognition of the contribution of the continent of Africa and people of African descent to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures which constitute the common heritage of humankind, States should, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and international donors:] Promote and protect the culture, identity and tangible and intangible heritage of the continent of Africa and people of African descent, and keep, maintain and foster their mode of life and forms of organization, languages and religious expressions;
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 75c
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- [In recognition of the contribution of the continent of Africa and people of African descent to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures which constitute the common heritage of humankind, States should, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and international donors:] Increase the visibility and recognition of people of African descent and the continent of Africa contributions to their respective societies and to global development; promote research on past and present conditions of people of African descent and compile existing information on their contribution to their respective societies in order to foster the development of intercultural society from a democratic perspective, recognizing diversity and promoting knowledge and understanding of the causes and consequences of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia;
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 57
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- The Working Group encourages the General Assembly to adopt a strong, comprehensive and action-oriented document that will inform and guide the International Decade. It recommends that Member States use, to the extent possible, its proposed programme of action for the Decade, which contains practical activities to be developed at the national, regional and international levels. In particular, the programme of action should include the establishment of a permanent forum on people of African descent and the drafting of a United Nations declaration on the promotion of and full respect for the human rights of people of African descent, which will serve as a legal framework for the promotion and protection of the rights of people of African descent.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 88h
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- [States, through their government bodies, as well as national statistics institutes, human rights institutions and organizations for racial equality, in conformity with their mandates, should:] Carry out pre- and post-census awareness campaigns on the importance of gathering disaggregated data and disseminate results through the media. Published data should be accompanied by a careful analysis so that the information can serve as a useful tool in devising public policies for racial advancement.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 84c
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- [In recognition of the contribution of the continent of Africa and people of African descent to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures that constitute the common heritage of humankind, States should, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and international donors:] Increase the visibility and recognition of the contributions of people of African descent and the continent of Africa to their respective societies and to global development; promote research on past and present conditions of people of African descent and compile existing information on their contribution to their respective societies in order to foster the development of intercultural society from a democratic perspective, recognizing diversity and promoting knowledge and understanding of the causes and consequences of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia;
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 81
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- Another key enabling factor for ensuring the recognition of people of African descent and overcoming the historical "social invisibility" is through the collection, recording, monitoring and analysis of reliable information on their living conditions. Collecting, disaggregating and analysing data is an important step towards solving acute and long-lasting problems. It is also a demonstration of political will to monitor the human rights situation of groups facing discrimination.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 67
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- Judicial remedies in cases of racial discrimination should be easily accessible, prompt, impartial, affordable and geographically accessible. Law enforcement and judicial services shall have an adequate and accessible presence in the neighbourhoods, regions, collective facilities, camps or centres where groups of people of African descent reside, so that their complaints can be expeditiously received. Accessible and youth-friendly reporting systems and services must be in place.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 59
- Paragraph text
- The principles of restorative justice should be applied in addressing access to justice for people of African descent.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 75f
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- [In recognition of the contribution of the continent of Africa and people of African descent to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures which constitute the common heritage of humankind, States should, in collaboration with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and international donors:] Consider proclaiming a national day in countries that do not yet have such a day, in order to celebrate the heritage, culture and contribution to the world of people of African descent;
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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