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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 40
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- The Working Group concluded its fourteenth session. The theme for the session, "People of African descent: access to justice", was drawn from the broader theme, "Recognition, Justice and Development", proposed by the Working Group in its draft programme of action for the International Decade for People of African Descent.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 41
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- The rationale for the focus of the fourteenth session is that the legacies of the slave trade, enslavement, colonialism, racial hierarchy and inequality are reflected even today in the justice system.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 42
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- The Working Group records its appreciation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for her intervention at the fourteenth session and her support for the draft programme of action for the International Decade for People of African Descent.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 43
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- The Working Group underlines the importance of questioning the very concept of justice in all fields, and the need to broaden the definition of justice to include social justice, access to justice and the application of the legal system to address historical injustices.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 44
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- The Working Group is concerned that the principles of restorative justice are not applied in addressing access to justice for people of African descent.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 56
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- In conclusion, the Working Group welcomes the proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent starting on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme "People of African descent: recognition, justice and development" and stands ready to provide any substantive assistance the General Assembly may require during the Decade.
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- 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
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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.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 58
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- In accordance with the themes of the Decade, the Working Group recalls some of the recommendations contained in its annual reports to the Human Rights Council, in 2014 (A/HRC/27/68) and 2013 (A/HRC/24/52) respectively, on equal access to justice and recognition through education, cultural rights and data collection. The Working Group calls upon States to take the necessary action and implement its recommendations:
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 59
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- The principles of restorative justice should be applied in addressing access to justice for people of African descent.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60a
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- [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:] The principles of restorative justice are applied in addressing access to justice for people of African descent;
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60b
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- [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:] At the national and regional levels, an atlas mapping injustices is developed, supported by comprehensive disaggregated data. Such atlases can be the framework for dialogue in addressing the realization of fundamental rights and the protection of knowledge for vulnerable populations, including people of African descent;
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60o
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- [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:] The administration of justice and the criminal justice system are subject to permanent monitoring and adequate review in order to gauge better the existence and extent of racial discrimination. The judicial system should adopt special measures to recruit and promote people of African descent;
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60q
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- [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:] The potential discriminatory effects of domestic legislation are eliminated, particularly of legislation on terrorism, immigration and nationality, as well as legislation that has the effect of penalizing without legitimate grounds certain groups or members of certain communities, including people of African descent, and in any case, respecting the principle of proportionality in its application;
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 62
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- The Working Group reiterates its support for the implementation of the Programme of Action for the International Decade for People of African Descent. The Programme of Action builds on the 12 years of experience of the Working Group, the recommendations of various stakeholders and the active participation of most of the Member States and civil society and experts that attended the twelfth session of the Working Group. The Working Group recommends that its Programme of Action serve as the basis for practical activities to be developed at the national, regional and international levels during the International Decade for People of African Descent.
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- 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
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 74
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- Potential discriminatory effects of certain domestic legislation should be eliminated, in particular with regard to legislation on terrorism, immigration and nationality, as well as legislation that has the effect of penalizing without legitimate grounds certain groups or members of certain communities, including people of African descent, and in any case, respecting the principle of proportionality in its application.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
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Activities of the Working Group 2015, para. 35
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- The present report and the range of activities in which the Working Group has been involved during the reporting period demonstrate that the Working Group has embraced the opportunity provided by its mandate to popularize the idea that the human rights, inherent dignity and fundamental freedoms of people of African descent are important and must be respected.
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- 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
- 2015
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Activities of the Working Group 2015, para. 42
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- The Working Group is ready to participate actively in all decisions and activities concerning the Decade and to assist all stakeholders and strengthen partnerships between Governments, civil society and people of African descent themselves to implement the programme of activities for the Decade and finally ensure justice for the millions of people of African descent and Africans.
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- 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
- 2015
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Activities of the Working Group 2015, para. 43
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- The Working Group fervently hopes that at its first session the Forum for People of African Descent will consider the challenges identified in the course of the Decade and proposes that the Forum focus at that session on justice.
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- 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
- 2015
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Activities of the Working Group 2016, para. 42
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- The Working Group is ready to continue actively participating in the International Decade for People of African Descent and to assist stakeholders and strengthen partnerships between Governments, civil society, Africans and people of African descent in order to fully implement the programme of activities. The Working Group calls on States and civil society to hold joint launchings of the International Decade in their own countries and to adopt positive measures to accelerate the process of its implementation. As part of this process, States are urged to also address the negative racial stereotypes and the blackface phenomenon that people of African descent face. Criminal sanctions must be imposed not just for hate speech, but also for stereotyping. Furthermore, as with hate speech, stereotyping ought to provide a basis for damages. Administrative sanctions should also be imposed for words and images that amount not just to hate speech, but also to stereotyping.
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- 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
- 2016
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Activities of the Working Group 2016, para. 43
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- The Working Group believes that an international forum for people of African descent should be established without further delay and that work should begin on a draft United Nations declaration of the promotion of and full respect for the human rights of people of African descent as it is essential to achieving justice and reparations in that regard.
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- 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
- 2016
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Activities of the Working Group 2016, para. 47
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- The Working Group reminds Member States of the commitments that they made in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and encourages them to develop comprehensive national action plans to tackle racism, such as reinforcing national institutions, legislation, the administration of justice and creating competent national bodies to adequately investigate allegations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
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- 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
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 42
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- The Working Group recorded its appreciation to the High Commissioner for his intervention at the sixteenth session. It also thanked Member States and civil society for their active participation.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 46
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- The International Decade for People of African Descent is an important milestone in the struggle for the protection and promotion of the rights of people of African descent and their political, economic social and cultural development. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Working Group recognizes the important role that the Convention and the Committee have played in protecting the rights of people of African descent.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 54
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- The Working Group recognizes the good practices in some States, including initiatives aimed at guaranteeing participation of people of African descent in decision-making, data collection and development policies addressing concerns of people of African descent.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 58
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- The Working Group encourages all human rights mechanisms of the United Nations, regional human rights bodies, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations to devote more attention to people of African descent in the implementation of their respective mandates.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 60
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- Civil society should be encouraged to form national, regional and international networks to share learning, experiences and good practices, raise awareness of the situation of people of African descent and carry out joint advocacy and development initiatives, and develop capacity-building programmes intended for people of African descent with a particular focus on developing leadership skills. Civil society is also encouraged to increase its cooperation with the Working Group.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 61
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- In the context of the International Decade for People of African Descent, the Working Group urges Governments, financial and development institutions and the funds and programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations, in accordance with their regular budgets and the procedures of their governing bodies, to assign particular priority, and allocate sufficient funding, within their areas of competence and budgets, to improving the situation of Africans and people of African descent, while devoting special attention to the needs of these populations in developing countries, inter alia through the preparation of specific programmes of action for the implementation of the programme of activities of the Decade.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 75
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- The inclusion of reparations should be in line with the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which recognizes the contribution of historical injustices to contemporary poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization, social exclusion, economic disparities, instability and insecurity, in particular in developing countries, and the need to develop programmes for the social and economic development of these societies and the diaspora.
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- 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
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 79
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- The Working Group recommends that during the International Decade for People of African Descent, the International Forum for People of African Descent should be the platform for States, civil society and the United Nations to plan concrete action for the total recognition of the rights of people of African descent. The Working Group is concerned that the Forum is not a permanent forum.
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- 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
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 80
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- The Working Group looks forward to contributing to the establishment of the International Forum for People of African Descent and to the process of developing and drafting the declaration on people of African descent under the auspices of the International Decade for People of African Descent, including through its active participation in the Forum.
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- 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
- 2015
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