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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 77
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- States must ensure that people of African descent have access to quality education which enables them to compete on an equal footing with others in the labour market. States must acknowledge the persistence of structural racism and multiple forms of discrimination within the education system and must therefore put in place appropriate legislation and affirmative action policies to tackle the problem. School curriculums for all should take into consideration an accurate account of the history of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, enslavement and colonialism.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
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- All
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- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 78
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- States should ratify international agreements related to the fight against racism and discrimination in education. To this end, the Working Group calls for universal ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the Optional Protocol thereto and the Convention against Discrimination in Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 79
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- The Working Group calls upon States to promote access to decent work for people of African descent in key occupations and economic sectors without any discrimination, as required by ILO Convention No. 111. Other measures include improving anti-discrimination legislation and its enforcement by focusing and addressing multiple forms of discrimination such as discrimination based on race, colour, gender and disability.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 51
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- The Sustainable Development Goals and the International Decade for People of African Descent present opportunities for concrete action to advance the human rights of people of African descent. Structural racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance are the root causes of inequality and must be addressed. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development envisages a world of universal respect for equality and non-discrimination between and within countries, including gender equality, by reaffirming the responsibilities of all States to respect, protect and promote human rights, without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national and social origin, property, birth, disability or other status. In adopting the Goals, States have pledged that no one will be left behind and to reach the furthest behind first. The Goals are clearly focusing on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 75
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- In order to advance the Sustainable Development Goals, States must provide effective, accountable and inclusive public institutions which must, inter alia, effectively protect the human rights of people of African descent. The Working Group recommends community-based monitoring of the Goals. Grass-roots organizations can become active partners for change.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 61
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- The Working Group regrets that people of African descent generally do not enjoy peace and security because of structural discrimination endemic within the criminal justice system. They do not have access to effective justice. They are subjected to racial profiling and police violence and are disproportionately incarcerated with impunity.
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- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 72
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- The Working Group urges Member States to allocate additional investments to the health-care and education systems of people of African descent and to promote equal opportunities in employment, as well as other positive measures and strategies within the human rights framework.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 56
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- The Working Group concludes that growing income, wealth and other forms of inequality are threats to social stability. Without change, growing inequalities and segregation disrupt our societies, and people of African descent are the first victims. The eradication of structural racism is key for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. This is further underlined in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which emphasize that poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization, social exclusion and economic disparities are closely associated with racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and contribute to the persistence of racist attitudes and practices, which in turn generate more poverty.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 73
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- National, regional and international civil society organizations should produce and submit reports on the progress achieved in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in countries for which they have the expertise and experience and participate in intergovernmental review processes at the regional and international levels.
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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.
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- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 74
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- In order to eradicate poverty, particularly poverty affecting people of African descent, it is essential to deconstruct all the elements of power and knowledge which maintain and promote the ongoing structural racism of which people of African descent are victims.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 87
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- The Working Group calls upon States and international agencies, funds and programmes to ensure continued engagement with the Working Group, including at the upcoming high-level political forum on sustainable development and other relevant forums.
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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
- Year
- 2017
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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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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 51
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- The Working Group welcomes the achievements of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, including the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the political consensus reached on the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade. Together, these documents recognize that people of African descent have for centuries been victims of racism and racial discrimination, and provide a strong framework for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, Afrophobia and related intolerance faced by 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 53
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- The systemic discrimination and the construction of structural and institutional invisibility faced by people of African descent stem from the fact that their history and their contributions to the development of civilization are not properly documented, and are at times rewritten, falsified and not made known to all. The administration of justice is an important way of eliciting the truth. Furthermore, for the full development of people of African descent, there must be recognition, justice and development.
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- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 57
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- The Working Group is deeply concerned by the alarming rates of police violence and the use of racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. People of African descent are disproportionately victims of such acts and are also denied justice.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
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- All
- Year
- 2016
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Activities of the Working Group 2016, para. 31
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- Stereotyping and hate speech must be dealt with by law in a similar manner. Hate speech attacks a person on the basis of race or another attribute. Criminal sanctions must be imposed not just for hate speech but also for stereotyping. Furthermore, like hate speech, stereotyping ought to provide a basis for damages. Administrative sanctions should also be imposed for words and images that amount not only 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2016
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 71
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- States are called upon to promote full and accurate inclusion of the general history of Africa and to recognize in educational curricula the important contribution 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)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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Activities of the Working Group 2016, para. 30
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- Ignorance of the world and of Africans does not help efforts to address the matter of stereotyping. There is a failure to consider the African perspective and a lack of an awareness of the African contribution to society. A purist attitude prevents a more inclusive society that is open to diversity. A history of colonization has also introduced values that do not take into account the African view of the world. Global media in its pervasiveness has reinforced such values, which give little importance to African characteristics.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 72
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- States are urged to develop comprehensive national action plans for tackling racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, Afrophobia and related intolerance, including by reinforcing national institutions, legislation and the administration of justice, as well as by creating competent national bodies to tackle racial discrimination against people of African descent in all its manifestations.
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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
- Year
- 2016
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 48
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- Considering the conditions of extreme poverty in which the majority of people of African descent live in both developing and developed countries, development activities and programmes must address all people of African descent, regardless of the country in which they live. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance pose major obstacles for people of African descent in the eradication of poverty.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 43
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- The Working Group concludes that poverty is both a cause and a consequence of discrimination. Development should not be narrowly defined as economic development only, but must also include political, economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects, consistent with the Declaration on the Right to Development. The Working Group "recognizes that … historical injustices have undeniably contributed to the poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization, social exclusion, economic disparities, instability and insecurity that affect many people in different parts of the world, in particular in developing countries" and "recognizes the need to develop programmes for the social and economic development of these societies and the Diaspora, within the framework of a new partnership based on the spirit of solidarity and mutual respect" (Durban Programme of Action, para. 158), in areas such as debt relief, poverty eradication, market access and the promotion of foreign direct investment.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 76
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- The Working Group encourages people of African descent and the African diaspora to pursue domestic redress for racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance that impede development.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 53
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- Judicial and administrative enforcement of human rights and the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, is crucial in ensuring that the rights to health, housing, employment, education, participation in development and all other rights are enjoyed by people of African descent.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 49
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- The Working Group is concerned by the pervasive and distinct form of racism faced by people of African descent in employment and the labour market. Most statistical data from different parts of the world point to people of African descent and Africans as being among the most unemployed, and often subjected to racial discrimination while seeking employment. Similarly, people of African descent often lack access to quality health services and face disparities in health status as a result of racial discrimination.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 55
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- The Working Group urges States to adopt measures, consistent with the Declaration on the Right to Development, aimed at guaranteeing active, free and meaningful participation of people of African descent in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society and in the advancement and economic development of their countries. States should promote a greater knowledge of and respect for their heritage and culture and ensure participation in development and decision-making, and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting therefrom. States should take measures to realize the right to development taking into account the need to redress historical injustices through development programmes.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 59
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- The Working Group encourages Governments and international development and financial institutions to establish programmes, based on the participation of the communities concerned, aimed at improving the economic and social conditions of people of African descent. It also encourages Governments in the affected regions to use regional arrangements and organizations to address the effects of underdevelopment, which tend to have a disproportionate impact on 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
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 60r
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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:] Measures are adopted to eliminate sociocultural ideologies inherited from the slavery period, which perpetuate racism and racial discrimination against people of African descent and their continued invisibility at all levels of society. Programmes should be established to preserve knowledge of the culture and history of people of African descent in museums and other forums for future generations, and efforts made to encourage and support the publication and distribution of books and other print materials, as well as the broadcasting of television and radio programmes, about their history and cultures. States and civil society should work with the media and communications companies to promote more positive and inclusive images and representations of people of African descent in order to increase their visibility within society and challenge negative stereotypes and resultant discrimination;
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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
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- Year
- 2014
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 52
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- The Working Group recognizes that it is possible to seek and achieve reparatory justice and compensation for victims of colonial injustices, as demonstrated by the Mau Mau case in Kenya.
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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
- All
- Year
- 2014
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 89b
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- [In accordance with paragraph 92 of the Durban Programme of Action, States should also:] Such statistical data should be disaggregated in accordance with domestic legislation. Any such information should, as appropriate, be collected with the explicit consent of the victims, based on their self-identification and in accordance with provisions on human rights and fundamental freedoms, such as data protection regulations and privacy guarantees. This information must not be misused. The statistical data and information should be collected with the objective of monitoring the situation of marginalized groups, and the development and evaluation of legislation, policies, practices and other measures aimed at preventing and combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as for the purpose of determining whether any measures have an unintentional disparate impact on victims. To that end, it recommends the development of voluntary, consensual and participatory strategies in the process of collecting, designing and using information. The information should take into account economic and social indicators, including, where appropriate, health and health status, infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, literacy, education, employment, housing, land ownership, mental and physical health care, water, sanitation, energy and communications services, poverty and average disposable income in order to elaborate social and economic development policies with a view to closing the existing gaps in social and economic conditions;
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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
- 2014
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 54
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- The Working Group notes that, despite guarantees in international and national law, the prevalence of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance affects people of African descent in a unique fashion, to the point that many people of African descent are still unable to obtain remedies for wrongful acts through their domestic institutions. Structural discrimination occurs at all stages and levels of the administration of justice, inter alia in legislation, law enforcement, courts and tribunals. One of the most important challenges that people of African descent face is discriminatory treatment by the very institutions that are supposed to administer 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
- All
- Year
- 2014
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