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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 46
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- The International Decade for People of African Descent is a timely and important endeavour. The momentum that has been gathering speed since the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban in 2001, the tenth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and the Programme of Action and the International Year in 2011 must be maintained and reinforced. The Decade will be an opportunity to ensure the effective implementation of the crucial provisions laid out in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and thus the realization of full and effective equality for people of African descent. Therefore, the Working Group invites the General Assembly to adopt and launch the International Decade for People of African Descent in 2013, and consider in its deliberations the Draft Programme of Action for the Decade drawn up by the Working Group under the theme "People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice, Development".
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2013
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- Aug 19, 2019
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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
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 86
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- The Working Group calls upon Member States and United Nations agencies and programmes, as well as international development and financial programmes to empower and connect grass-roots and other civil society representatives who are working together to seek recognition and justice for legacies of 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)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 85
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- The Working Group encourages civil society to engage constructively with States in the implementation of the Working Group’s recommendations. The Working Group urges civil society organizations to make use of its complaint procedure to bring to its attention any concerns relating to Africans and 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.
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 84
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- All international, regional and national organizations, including United Nations agencies, should have a specific mandate on people of African descent. It is essential to promote social participation and strategic partnerships with people of African descent, ensuring the representation of women, men and the entire population concerned when designing policies and activities.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
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- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 83
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- States should promote a new appreciation of traditional knowledge, practices and cultural expressions through transmission mechanisms specific to each culture and with regard to the protection of the biological and cultural heritage 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)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 82
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- The Working Group welcomes the efforts being conducted by PAHO/WHO regarding health for people of African descent and recommends that such work be extended to other regions and organizations.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 80
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- Taking advantage of the International Decade for People of African Descent, States must cut the mass incarceration rate of people of African descent by half, at the very least, by 2024.
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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
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 76
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- The Working Group urges States to eradicate multiple forms of discrimination and oppression faced by women and girls of African descent in accordance with the concept of intersectionality in all areas of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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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
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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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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- Aug 19, 2019
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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.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 71
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- The Working Group encourages financial and development institutions to support civil society and government programmes and projects which aim to implement the Working Group’s recommendations.
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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
- 2017
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- Aug 19, 2019
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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
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 57
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- The Working Group is convinced that there is a clear connection between poverty and structural racism. Discrimination can both cause poverty and be a hurdle in alleviating poverty. It is not a coincidence that in countries with a history of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, enslavement and colonialism, the poorest population group is composed of racial or ethnic minorities.
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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
- Ethnic minorities
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- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 50
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- The Working Group thanked Member States and representatives of international organizations and civil society for their active participation. Ms. Fanon Mendes-France, attending her last session as a member of the Working Group, made a statement outlining her experiences, achievements and challenges during her tenure with the Working Group.
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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
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 49
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- The Working Group concluded its twentieth session on the theme “Leaving no one behind: people of African descent and the Sustainable Development Goals” and adopted the following conclusions and recommendations.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 68
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- The Working Group urges States to reach a consensus on the establishment of a forum for people of African descent without any further delay at the thirty-second session of the Human Rights Council.
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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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- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 66
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- The Working Group recommends that States collect and analyse disaggregated data on people of African descent, on the basis of the principle of self-identification, particularly in places where such disaggregated data are unavailable.
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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
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 65
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- The Working Group recommends the setting up of national observatories on racial profiling to identify and document violations. The Working Group requests that States design, implement and enforce, in partnership with people of African descent, measures to eliminate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, Afrophobia 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
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 64
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- The Working Group urges States to, where appropriate, actively pursue reparatory justice for people of African descent. The Working Group also encourages States and regional organizations to undertake initiatives to address recognition, justice and development for people of African descent, as does the CARICOM Ten-Point Action Plan on reparations.
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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
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 63
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- The Working Group recommends that States and civil society review national constitutions and laws and their compatibility with international human rights law, specifically in relation to combating racial discrimination and Afrophobia against 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
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 62
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- The Working Group reiterates its recommendations made to States, civil society and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in its previous sessions related to the three pillars of the International Decade. The Working Group also calls for the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
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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
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 61
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- The Working Group affirms the important contribution of civil society to its work, in the Durban process and in the promotion and implementation of the International Decade. The Working Group expresses its appreciation for civil-society initiatives that have been productive and have enriched the dialogue on 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
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 58
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- The Working Group expresses its deep concern over the rise in xenophobia and attacks against refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and over the racist language increasingly being used about them by some political parties. Hate speech is being used not only by extremist groups but also by politicians from across the political spectrum and in social media.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 49
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- The Working Group recorded its appreciation to the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights for her intervention at the eighteenth session. It also thanked Member States and representatives of international organizations 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
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 48
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- The Working Group concluded its eighteenth session on the theme of "Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development" and made the following conclusions and recommendations.
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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
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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