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Discrimination against non-citizens 2004, para. 28

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[Recommends,] [Based on these general principles, that the States parties to the Convention, as appropriate to their specific circumstances, adopt the following measures:] Avoid expulsions of non-citizens, especially of long-term residents, that would result in disproportionate interference with the right to family life;
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Discrimination against Roma 2000, para. 19

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[Recommends that the States parties to the Convention, taking into account their specific situations, adopt for the benefit of members of the Roma communities, inter alia, all or part of the following measures, as appropriate.] To consider adopting measures in favour of Roma children, in cooperation with their parents, in the field of education.
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2000
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Discrimination against non-citizens 2004, para. 16

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[Recommends,] [Based on these general principles, that the States parties to the Convention, as appropriate to their specific circumstances, adopt the following measures:] Reduce statelessness, in particular statelessness among children, by, for example, encouraging their parents to apply for citizenship on their behalf and allowing both parents to transmit their citizenship to their children;
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Discrimination against Roma 2000, para. 24

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[Recommends that the States parties to the Convention, taking into account their specific situations, adopt for the benefit of members of the Roma communities, inter alia, all or part of the following measures, as appropriate.] To act to improve dialogue and communication between the teaching personnel and Roma children, Roma communities and parents, using more often assistants chosen from among the Roma.
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2000
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 17d

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [In order to make it easier for the victims of acts of racism to bring actions in the courts, the steps to be taken should include the following:] Guaranteeing protection for the victim or the victim's family against any form of intimidation or reprisals;
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Discrimination against Roma 2000, para. 17

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[Recommends that the States parties to the Convention, taking into account their specific situations, adopt for the benefit of members of the Roma communities, inter alia, all or part of the following measures, as appropriate.] To support the inclusion in the school system of all children of Roma origin and to act to reduce drop out rates, in particular among Roma girls, and, for these purposes, to cooperate actively with Roma parents, associations and local communities.
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
Year
2000
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 41

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] Lastly, with regard to women and children belonging to the groups referred to in the last paragraph of the preamble, States parties should pay the greatest attention possible with a view to ensuring that such persons benefit from the special regime to which they are entitled in relation to the execution of sentences, bearing in mind the particular difficulties faced by mothers of families and women belonging to certain communities, particularly indigenous communities.
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 38a

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [When persons belonging to the groups referred to in the last paragraph of the preamble are serving prison terms, the States parties should:] Guarantee such persons the enjoyment of all the rights to which prisoners are entitled under the relevant international norms, in particular rights specially adapted to their situation: the right to respect for their religious and cultural practices, the right to respect for their customs as regards food, the right to relations with their families, the right to the assistance of an interpreter, the right to basic welfare benefits and, where appropriate, the right to consular assistance. The medical, psychological or social services offered to prisoners should take their cultural background into account;
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 37

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [The right to an independent and impartial tribunal] Punishments targeted exclusively at non nationals that are additional to punishments under ordinary law, such as deportation, expulsion or banning from the country concerned, should be imposed only in exceptional circumstances and in a proportionate manner, for serious reasons related to public order which are stipulated in the law, and should take into account the need to respect the private family life of those concerned and the international protection to which they are entitled.
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 19a

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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [States parties should ensure that the system of justice:] Grants a proper place to victims and their families, as well as witnesses, throughout the proceedings, by enabling complainants to be heard by the judges during the examination proceedings and the court hearing, to have access to information, to confront hostile witnesses, to challenge evidence and to be informed of the progress of proceedings;
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
2004
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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