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Facilitating the journey from rhetoric to reality
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2023
- Document code
- A/HRC/54/71
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Economic empowerment of 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
- 2023
- Document code
- A/HRC/54/67
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Consolidated with A/HRC/51/54
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2022
- Document code
- A/77/232
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Children 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
- 2022
- Document code
- A/HRC/51/54
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Environmental justice, the climate crisis 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
- 2021
- Document code
- A/HRC/48/78
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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The Urgency of Now: Systemic Racism and the opportunities of 2021
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2021
- Document code
- A/76/302
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Consolidated with A/HRC/45/44
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2020
- Document code
- A/75/275
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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COVID-19, systemic racism and global protests
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2020
- Document code
- A/HRC/45/44
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Role of negative racial stereotypes and the stereotyping of people of African descent in perpetuating racially biased decision-making, racial disparities and racial injustice
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2019
- Document code
- A/74/274
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Data for racial justice
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2019
- Document code
- A/HRC/42/59
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Consolidated with A/HRC/39/69
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Year
- 2018
- Document code
- A/73/228
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Framework for a declaration on the promotion and full respect of human rights of 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
- 2018
- Document code
- A/HRC/39/69
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Consolidated with A/HRC/36/60
- 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/72/319
- Date modified
- Jan 22, 2024
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 51
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- The segregation or ghettoization of people of African descent into low standards of housing and the lack of measures to support the development and improvement of poor housing conditions faced by people of African descent is a matter of grave concern to the Working Group.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2015, para. 38
- Paragraph text
- The country visits undertaken by the Working Group show how structures established based on racial bias or discrimination continue to have a lasting and detrimental effect on people of African descent and Africans in the diaspora.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 82o
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- [States should also:] Guarantee a smooth transition from early childhood to primary and secondary educational facilities without discriminatory competitive placement systems (for example, common entrance examinations);
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 87
- Paragraph text
- People of African descent should therefore be consulted in the construction of new monuments and the development of memorial sites. Gender balance and diversity should be taken into consideration in the construction of new monuments and memorial sites.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 78
- Paragraph text
- Good practices of other countries and regions that have been able to address the negative heritage of enslavement and to build inclusive, multicultural and multi-ethnic societies shall be shared and exchanged.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 62
- Paragraph text
- States should recognize the intersectional nature of discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity and other forms, keeping in mind that perpetrators of multiple forms of discrimination are not always cognizant of the fact that they are racially discriminating.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 68o
- Paragraph text
- [States should also:] Guarantee a smooth transition from early childhood to primary and secondary educational facilities without discriminatory competitive placement systems (e.g., common entrance examinations);
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent 2010, para. 131
- Paragraph text
- The Working Group recommends that States examine and revise laws and practices that have a disproportionate impact upon people of African descent in the criminal justice system and lead to their overrepresentation in prisons and other places of detention.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 55
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- The Working Group concludes that inequalities are deeply entrenched in structural barriers that intersect and reinforce each other. Given their cross-cutting nature, the goals and targets will not be met if we do not acknowledge that racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance will continue to function as structural and systemic barriers to sustainable development for 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
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60u
- Paragraph text
- [In order to provide equal access to justice for people of African descent and as a part of the duty of States to protect human rights, the Working Group calls upon States to guarantee that:] Good practices of other countries and regions that have been able to address the negative heritage of slavery and to build inclusive, multicultural and multi-ethnic societies are shared and exchanged.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2015, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- The Working Group recognizes that, without the essential contribution of civil society and non-governmental organizations, efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, Afrophobia, Islamophobia and related intolerance remain invisible. The link between their work, States' work and the work of various United Nations mechanisms must be strengthened and made visible by equitable partnerships and developed jointly.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 81
- Paragraph text
- The challenges and specific risks faced by people of African descent in regard to health should be adequately addressed by States through, inter alia, efficient health insurance schemes, targeted programmes to reduce maternal mortality and improved pre- and post-birth medical care, providing adequate health services in all areas, including mental health and psychological support, and raising awareness of specific and culture-related health issues of people of African descent among the public as well as among medical professionals.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
Paragraph
Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 62
- Paragraph text
- The Working Group concludes that enslavement, colonial and post-colonial injustices as well as constant struggles with structural racism, intolerance and Afrophobia have had a direct influence on the health and well-being of people of African Descent. Among many pivotal issues, special attention was given during the session to challenges faced by people of African descent in the area of mental health and the urgent need for adequate health care and support policies for people of African descent.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 55
- Paragraph text
- The Working Group underscores that both judicial and law enforcement bodies, which should be primary forces in opposing and preventing racism, fail to uphold justice and equality, and instead mirror the prejudices of the society they serve. In some cases, even if the law is not discriminatory, people of African descent are denied the right to a fair trial, which puts them at an increased risk of harsh punishments, including the death penalty in some countries.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- People of African descent should enjoy all the guarantees of a fair trial and equality before the law, as enshrined in the relevant international human rights instruments and, specifically, the right to presumption of innocence, the right to assistance of counsel and to an interpreter, the right to an independent and impartial tribunal and guarantees of fair punishment and the enjoyment of all the rights to which prisoners are entitled under the relevant international norms.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 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. 111
- Paragraph text
- The Working Group recognizes the fact that respect for diversity and multiculturalism is a means to intensify the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. In this regard, the Working Group underlines the importance of education in fighting stereotypes and prejudices against people of African descent, and encourages the promotion of greater knowledge of and respect for diverse heritages and cultures.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Year
- 2011
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 65
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- The International Decade for People of African Descent aims at raising the issue of the historical, economic, political and cultural non-recognition of the people of African descent who were victims of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, enslavement and colonialism. It also aims to deconstruct racism. The Decade offers the possibility of bringing together States, civil society and multilateral institutions to elaborate ways to effectively address the fundamental basis of knowledge and rights of people of African descent. Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, adopted by the African Union and rooted in pan-Africanism and African renaissance, is also an important reference in this regard.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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