CERD 65th session: Concluding observations



UNITED NATIONS
Press Release
20 August 2004

Issues Recommendations on Reports of Madagascar, Belarus, Mauritania,
Slovakia, Argentina, Tajikistan, Portugal and Kazakhstan


The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon
concluded its sixty-fifth session by adopting its concluding observations
on the reports of Madagascar, Belarus, Mauritania, Slovakia, Argentina,
Tajikistan, Portugal and Kazakhstan which were reviewed over the past three
weeks.

During the session, the Committee adopted a decision on the situation in
Darfur, Sudan in which it called for the strict compliance with Security
Council resolution 1556/2004 in order to ensure the prompt cessation of
large-scale violations of human rights in Darfur. It adopted a decision on
Israel requesting the Government to send an urgent report to it no later
than 31 December 2004 on the issue of family reunification.

The Committee also adopted its General Comment No. 30 on the issue of
discrimination against non-citizens as a means to raise awareness on the
situation of these vulnerable groups to find solutions to the daily
problems that they were faced with.

The Committee transmitted a letter to St. Lucia informing it of the
decision to publish provisional concluding observations on the situation in
that country which had been adopted at the last session under the
Committee's review procedure. A letter was sent to the Government of
Botswana in which the Committee expressed concern relating to the
implementation of its previous concluding observations adopted in August
2002. A letter was also sent to the Government of New Zealand, referring to
a Bill under discussion for adoption in New Zealand regarding which the
Committee received information from non-governmental sources alleging that
it discriminates against Maori on ethnic and racial grounds. In both cases
the Committee requested further information before 20 September 2004.

The Committee, the first body created by the United Nations to review
actions by States parties in fulfilling their obligations under a specific
human rights agreement, held question-and-answer sessions with Government
delegations from the presenting countries. All 169 State parties to the
International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial
Discrimination are required to submit periodic reports to the Committee,
which consists of 18 Experts.

After considering the report of Madagascar, the Committee welcomed the
assurance given by the delegation that, in accordance with a recent ruling
of the Supreme Court, international conventions formed an integral part of
the domestic legal system. It regretted that despite the abolition of
slavery and the caste system in 1896, discrimination against the
descendants of slaves persisted, and it recommended that the State party
should take the necessary steps to put an end to discrimination based on
descent. Detailed information on the situation of descendants of slaves,
and of the persistence of the caste system in general, should be included
in the next periodic report.

Concerning the report of Belarus, the Committee noted with appreciation the
State party's efforts to adopt new legislation in compliance with the
standards set by international human rights instruments, in particular, the
standards set by the Convention. The Committee recommended that the State
party strengthen its efforts to combat racist propaganda on the Internet
and that it reinforce ongoing efforts to prevent and combat human
trafficking, especially of women and girls for the purpose of sexual
exploitation, and provide support and assistance to victims, wherever
possible in their own language.

With regards to the report of Mauritania, the Committee welcomed the
announcement that a national plan of action for the promotion and
protection of human rights was adopted in September 2003 and the
formulation in 2001 of a strategic framework for combating poverty. It
remained concerned at allegations about the very low proportions of black
Moors and black Africans in the army, police, administration, Government
and other State institutions, and requested detailed information on this
matter in the next report. It also noted with concern that vestiges of the
caste system persisted in Mauritania

Following its review of the report of Slovakia, the Committee welcomed,
among other things, the numerous activities undertaken by the Government
Plenipotentiary for Roma minority affairs in promoting and coordinating
programmes and projects aimed at achieving equal status for citizens
belonging to the Roma community. The Committee was alarmed by de facto
discrimination against Roma as well as by the very high rate of
unemployment among members of the Roma community and recommended that the
legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment and all discriminatory
practices in the labour market be fully implemented.

Responding to the report of Argentina, the Committee welcomed the entry
into force of immigration law no. 25871 in January 2004. It recommended
that the State party take adequate measures to strengthen the functioning
of the National Institute against Discrimination (INADI), to reinforce its
effectiveness in monitoring all tendencies which might give rise to racist
and xenophobic behaviour and to combat all forms of racial discrimination
and investigate complaints in this regard. It also recommended that the
State party take appropriate measures to combat racist propaganda in the media.

After considering the report of Tajikistan, the Committee welcomed that
Tajik law guaranteed the freedom of citizens to choose their language of
instruction and to use their language when dealing with government bodies
and authorities, enterprises, institutions and associations. It recommended
that the State party include detailed information in its next report on the
situation of the Roma and that a strategy be adopted in order to improve
the situation of the Roma and their protection against discrimination. It
also encouraged the State party to the undertake consultations with the
Uzbek minority about the insufficient number of Uzbek textbooks in the
Latin alphabet.

Concerning the report of Portugal, the Committee welcomed several
mechanisms established to assist immigrants in Portugal, such as the
Observatory of Immigration, the Call Centre "SOS Immigrant" and the local
and national support centres for immigrants. The Committee continued to be
concerned at the occurrence of racially motivated acts and incitement to
hatred, in particular towards ethnic minorities. While the Committee noted
the measures taken by the State party in order to improve the situation of
Roma/Gypsies, it remained concerned about the difficulties faced by many
members of this community in the fields of employment, housing and
education, as well as by reported cases of discrimination in daily life.

With regards to the report of Kazakhstan, the Committee noted that the
State party was a multi-ethnic country, with numerous very different and
significant communities, representing more than 40 per cent of the total
population and appreciated the efforts made by the State party to provide
information relating to the ethnic composition of the population as well as
other statistical data. The Committee was concerned that some refugees have
been forcibly returned to their countries where there were substantial
grounds for believing that they may suffer serious human rights violations
and urged the State party to ensure that this practice was eliminated.

During the session, the Committee also met with the Secretary-General's
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Juan Mendez, and the
Commission on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Miloon
Kothari, and continued its discussion on a draft document concerning
follow-up action to the Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Intolerance which was held in 2001 in Durban, South Africa.

The Committee's sixty-sixth session will be held at the Palais des Nations
in Geneva from 21 February to 11 March 2005, when the Experts will review
the reports of Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, France, Ireland, Laos,
Luxembourg and Nigeria.

Under its review procedure, the Committee will also take up the situation
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, El Salvador and
Nicaragua.


DECISION ON DARFUR

In a decision on the situation in Darfur, Sudan, the Committee said it was
alarmed by the current events in Darfur, and convinced that these events
had an ethnic and racial dimension. The Committee called for strict
compliance with Security Council resolution 1556/2004 and all measures that
it prescribed, in order to ensure the prompt cessation of large-scale
violations of human rights in Darfur, and in particular, violations of the
International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial
Discrimination. It considered that the deployment in Darfur of an
adequately reinforced African Union-led protection force with the support
of the League of Arab States and the logistic and financial assistance of
the European Union and the United States should greatly facilitate the
speedy implementation of the Security Council resolution


DECISION ON ISRAEL

In the decision on Israel, the Committee recalled its previous decision on
Israel in which it called for the revocation of Israel's Temporary
Suspension Order of May 2002, which suspended the possibility of family
reunification, subject to limited and discretionary exceptions, in cases of
marriage between an Israeli citizen and a person residing in the West Bank
or Gaza. Bearing in mind the renewal for a period of six months until 31
December 2004 of the Order, the Committee reiterated its request for
detailed information on this issue by Israel in its next periodic report,
and further requested the Government of Israel to send it an urgent report,
no later than 31 December 2004.


CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON COUNTRY REPORTS

With regards to the report of Madagascar, the Committee welcomed as
positive aspects the establishment of a committee responsible for drafting
the initial and periodic reports under the human rights instruments
ratified by the State party. It took note of the assurance given by the
delegation that, in accordance with a recent ruling of the Supreme Court,
international conventions formed an integral part of the domestic legal
system. It also took note with interest of the establishment of such
national human rights machinery as the office of the Ombudsman, the
National Human Rights Commission and the High Council to Combat Corruption.
It noted that positive steps were planned in connection with the
recruitment and training of civil servants in a participatory policy aimed
at the advancement of persons from the provinces. It also noted with
interest that, according to the State party, the traditional method of
dispute settlement known as Fihavanana played a role in preventing conflicts.

The Committee recommended that the State party carry out targeted surveys,
on the basis of voluntary self-identification, to determine the economic,
social and cultural status of ethnic groups in Madagascar. It noted that
there was no definition of racial discrimination in the legal domestic
order and that several laws contained provisions concerning
non-discrimination which did not expressly specify race, colour and descent
as prohibited grounds. It recommended that the State party should include a
definition of racial discrimination in its legislation, drawing the
elements contained in article 1 of the Convention. The Committee
recommended that additional measures should be taken to prevent sporadic
acts of racial violence against members of the Indian/Pakistani community,
and that the perpetrators should be brought to justice; and that the State
party should provide more detailed information on the workings of the
traditional method of dispute settlement known as Fihavanana. It noted that
the rules on nationality discriminated against children born to a mother of
Malagasy nationality and a father of foreign nationality and recommended
that the State party revise its nationality law and guarantee such children
Malagasy nationality.

The Committee regretted that despite the abolition of slavery and the caste
system in 1896, discrimination against the descendants of slaves persisted,
and it recommended that the State party should take the necessary steps to
put an end to discrimination based on descent. Detailed information on the
situation of descendants of slaves, and of the persistence of the caste
system in general, should be included in the next periodic report. The
Committee said the State party should take steps to inform the population
of their rights as regards efforts to combat racial discrimination, and
should make it easier for victims to gain access to justice.

Concerning the report of Belarus the Committee noted with appreciation the
information provided by the delegation on the preparation of a draft
National Plan of Action on the follow-up to the World Conference against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The
Committee noted with appreciation the State party's efforts to adopt new
legislation in compliance with the standards set by international human
rights instruments, in particular, the standards set by the Convention. The
Committee also welcomed the State party's efforts to include human rights
education in school curricula.

While acknowledging the efforts undertaken by the State party to curtail
such phenomena, the Committee expressed concern over the dissemination of
racist, discriminatory and xenophobic, in particular, anti-Semitic
propaganda on the Internet. It recommended that the State party strengthen
its efforts to combat racist propaganda on the Internet. The Committee
noted with concern that Belarus was a country of transit for the
trafficking of women and girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It
recommended that the State party reinforce ongoing efforts to prevent and
combat trafficking and provide support and assistance to victims, wherever
possible in their own language. Furthermore, the Committee urged the State
party to make determined efforts to prosecute the perpetrators and
underlined the paramount importance of prompt and impartial investigations.

The Committee reiterated its regrets regarding the lack of information on
the situation of minority groups and their enjoyment of all human rights.
In particular, it noted the scarcity of information on the Roma. The
Committee renewed its request that the State party include detailed
information in its next periodic report on the situation of minority
groups, in particular Roma and encouraged it to adopt or make more
effective legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment and all
discriminatory practices in the labour market affecting members of Roma
communities and to protect them against such practices. The Committee also
regretted the scarcity of information in the State party report on the
fundamental rights of non-citizens temporarily or permanently residing in
Belarus, including stateless persons, refugees and migrant workers. In this
regard, the Committee drew the attention of the State party to its general
recommendation 30 on discrimination against non-citizens and invited the
State party to consider ratifying the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

In its concluding observations on the report of Mauritania, the Committee
welcomed as positive aspects the delegation's announcement that a national
plan of action for the promotion and protection of human rights, drawn up
in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, was adopted in September 2003 and the formulation in 2001 of
a strategic framework for combating poverty. It also took note with
satisfaction of the delegation's statement regarding the deposit of
instruments of ratification of both international Covenants on human rights
and of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment; and the adoption on 17 July 2003 of the Act on the
Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and, in June 2004, of article 5 of
the Labour Code, on the prohibition of forced and compulsory labour.

The Committee recommended, among other things, that the State party should
carry out a more precise population census that was not limited to
linguistic factors, and produce more detailed indicators disaggregated by
descent or ethnic origin; incorporate in its domestic law a definition of
racial discrimination; and remove all constraints on the exercise of
freedom of association. The Committee said it remained concerned at
allegations about the very low proportions of black Moors and black
Africans in the army, police, administration, Government and other State
institutions, and requested detailed information on this matter in the next
report. It noted with concern that vestiges of the caste system persisted
in Mauritania. It also drew the State party's attention to its general
recommendation XXIX concerning racial discrimination based on descent, and
suggested that a detailed study on this issue should be included in the
State party's next report. It strongly recommended that the State party
should launch, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations and
religious leaders, a wide-ranging information and public awareness campaign
to put an end to slavery-like practices.

The Committee also recommended that the State party should take practical
measures to encourage the return of black Mauritanian refugees remaining in
Mali and Senegal and their full reintegration into Mauritanian society;
that the State party should guarantee respect for the principle of
non-discrimination in children's access to nationality; and that the State
party should take all necessary measures to put a stop to female genital
mutilation. The Committee noted that no case of racial discrimination had
been brought before the national courts and was concerned that victims'
opportunities to obtain a remedy were inadequate. It recommended that the
State party should conduct an independent and impartial inquiry when
allegations of discrimination and slavery-like practices were brought to
its attention. The State party should inform the victims of all remedies
available to them, facilitate their access to justice, guarantee their
right to just and adequate reparation, and publicise the relevant laws.

Following its review of the report of Slovakia the Committee noted with
appreciation that the Hungarian minority - the largest national minority in
Slovakia - was well integrated in mainstream society and that it was
adequately represented, including among high-level civil servants and
politicians. The Committee also welcomed the entry into force of the
Anti-Discrimination Law on 1 July 2004; the amendment to the Criminal Code
by adding 'membership to an ethnic group' to the elements of
racially-motivated crimes and by criminalizing offences committed through
the Internet; the numerous activities undertaken by the Government
Plenipotentiary for Roma minority affairs in promoting and coordinating
programmes and projects aimed at achieving equal status for citizens
belonging to the Roma community; and also the establishment of several
institutions and programmes for the promotion and protection of human
rights, in particular in the field of racial discrimination.

The Committee shared the delegation's concern that discriminatory attitudes
and feelings of hostility towards members of the Roma community were
deep-rooted and widespread throughout the country. It recommended that the
State party continue to endeavour, by encouraging a genuine dialogue, to
improve relations between Roma communities and non-Roma communities with a
view to promoting tolerance and overcoming prejudices and negative
stereotypes. While the Committee welcomed the extensive measures adopted by
the State party in the field of education aimed at improving the situation
of Roma children, including the "Roma assistants" project, it continued to
express concern at de facto segregation of Roma children in special
schools, including special remedial classes for mentally disabled children.
The Committee recommended that the State party prevent and avoid the
segregation of Roma children, while keeping open the possibility of
bilingual or mother tongue tuition.

The Committee was alarmed by de facto discrimination against Roma as well
as by the very high rate of unemployment among members of the Roma
community and recommended that the legislation prohibiting discrimination
in employment and all discriminatory practices in the labour market be
fully implemented. The Committee was alarmed by the critical health
situation of some Roma communities, which was largely a consequence of
their poor and inadequate living conditions. The Committee recommended that
the State party continue to implement programmes and projects in the field
of health for Roma, bearing in mind their disadvantaged situation due to
extreme poverty and the low level of education. The Committee was also
concerned about reports of cases of sterilization of Roma women without
their full and informed consent and strongly recommended that the State
party take all necessary measures to put an end to this regrettable practice.

In its concluding observations on the report of Argentina, the Committee
acknowledged the difficult economic situation recently experienced by the
State party. It welcomed as positive aspects the entry into force of
immigration law no. 25871 in January 2004, which replaced the former
immigration law No. 22439; the ongoing efforts made by the State party to
elaborate a National Plan against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Other
Forms of Intolerance, with the support of UNDP and OHCHR, as a follow-up to
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; and the State party's
recent signature of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the
assurances given by the State party's representative that ratification was
envisaged.

The Committee recommended that the State party include in its next periodic
report information on the demographic composition of the population,
including information on indigenous peoples and minorities, such as
Afro-Argentinians and Roma. It also requested that disaggregated
statistical information, on investigations and prosecutions launched and
penalties imposed in cases of offences which related to racial
discrimination and where the relevant provisions of the existing domestic
legislation had been applied, be included in the next periodic report. The
Committee recommended that the State party take adequate measures to
strengthen the functioning of the National Institute against Discrimination
(INADI), to reinforce its effectiveness in monitoring all tendencies which
might give rise to racist and xenophobic behaviour and to combat all forms
of racial discrimination and investigate complaints in this regard. It
called upon the State party to enact measures in order to implement the new
immigration law no. 25871 law without, delay taking full account of the
principle of non-discrimination.

The Committee also called upon the State party to increase its efforts to
fully respect article 5(b) of the Convention and the principle of
non-refoulement of refugees. It urged the State party to develop
comprehensive policies and allocate adequate resources to prevent,
investigate and punish trafficking in migrants, especially migrant women.
Among other measures, it recommended that the State party take appropriate
measures to combat racist propaganda in the media; fully implement ILO
Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and adopt, in consultation
with indigenous peoples, a general land tenure policy and effective legal
procedures to recognize indigenous peoples' titles to land and demarcate
territorial boundaries; and adopt all necessary measures to ensure, in
consultation with the indigenous communities, a bilingual and intercultural
education for indigenous peoples.

It its concluding observations on the report of Tajikistan, the Committee
welcomed as positive aspects the establishment, in 2002, of a Commission on
Fulfilment of International Human Rights Commitments entrusted with the
mandate to receive individual complaints and to draft periodic reports
under the international human rights instruments. It noted with
satisfaction the State party's accession to major United Nations human
rights instruments, as well as to the Commonwealth of Independent States
Convention concerning the rights of persons belonging to national
minorities; that the State party's legislation appeared to be generally in
conformity with article 4 of the Convention, and that under article 62 of
the Penal Code, racial discrimination was a general aggravating
circumstance for criminal offences; and that Tajik law guaranteed the
freedom of citizens to choose their language of instruction and to use
their language when dealing with government bodies and authorities,
enterprises, institutions and associations. It welcomed the fact that the
State party consulted with several organizations representing ethnic groups
while preparing the initial to fifth periodic reports.

The Committee said it was of the view that the elaboration of legislation
on racial discrimination including all elements provided by article 1 of
the Convention would be a useful tool for combating racial discrimination.
It recommended that the State party provide more information on the
effective level of participation of members of national and ethnic
minorities in State institutions. The Committee was concerned that,
according to some information, refugees had been denied Tajik citizenship
despite the fact that they complied with the requirements set up in the Law
"On Citizenship". It recommended that the State party apply the Law "On
Citizenship" without discrimination. The Committee was also concerned that,
according to some reports, refugees, in particular Afghan refugees, had
been forcibly returned to their countries. It urged the State party to
pursue its cooperation with UNHCR to protect persons who had sought refuge
in Tajikistan.

The Committee recommended that the State party include detailed information
in its next report on the situation of the Roma and that a strategy be
adopted in order to improve the situation of the Roma and their protection
against discrimination by State bodies as well as by any person or
organization. The Committee encouraged the State party to undertake
consultations with the Uzbek minority and make all efforts to address their
concerns about the insufficient number of Uzbek textbooks in the Latin
alphabet, adapted to new curricula. It also recommended that the State
party ensure that sufficient time was devoted to programmes in minority
languages on public radio and television. The Committee recommended that
the State party verify that the lack of any court cases of racial
discrimination was not the result of victims' lack of awareness of their
rights, individuals' lack of confidence in the police and judicial
authorities, or the authorities' insufficient attention or sensitivity to
cases of racial discrimination.

Concerning the report of Portugal the Committee welcomed the enactment of
the State's law in November 2002 which enlarged the structure and
competencies of the Office of the High Commissioner for Immigration and
Ethnic Minorities and established the Advisory Board for Immigration
Affairs, tasked with ensuring the participation of associations
representative of immigrants, employers' associations and social solidarity
institutions in the elaboration of policies promoting social integration
and combating exclusion. The Committee noted with appreciation the work
performed by the Office of Multiculturalism, especially in promoting
numerous programmes and projects in the field of education in respect of
children belonging to ethnic minorities, in particular Roma/Gypsies. The
Committee also welcomed the several mechanisms established to assist
immigrants in Portugal, such as the Observatory of Immigration, the Call
Centre "SOS Immigrant" and the local and national support centres for
immigrants. The Committee further noted with satisfaction the prohibition
of racist organizations.

While noting the efforts undertaken by the State party to counter racially
motivated violence and discrimination, the Committee continued to be
concerned at the occurrence of racially motivated acts and incitement to
hatred as well as at the persistence of intolerance and de facto
discrimination, in particular towards ethnic minorities. The Committee
recommended that the Government pursue and intensify its efforts to
eradicate all incitement to, or acts of, racial discrimination. The
Committee expressed concern about allegations received of instances of
police misconduct towards ethnic minorities or persons of non-Portuguese
origin, including excessive use of force, ill treatment and violence. The
Committee recommended that the State party investigate thoroughly,
impartially and effectively all allegations of ill-treatment, violence or
excessive use of force by police officers, bring those responsible to
justice and provide adequate remedies and compensation to the victims.

The Committee noted that immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe were
reportedly more easily accepted and integrated into Portuguese mainstream
society than other immigrants, especially Africans, and expressed concern
that this phenomenon of "two-speed" integration might result in de facto
discrimination towards certain groups of immigrants. The Committee
recommended that the State party take all possible measures to promote and
ensure the enjoyment of equal opportunities to all immigrants in the
country, irrespective of their origin. While the Committee noted the
measures taken by the State party in order to improve the situation of
Roma/Gypsies, it remained concerned about the difficulties faced by many
members of this community in the fields of employment, housing and
education, as well as by reported cases of discrimination in daily life and
urged the State party to continue taking special measures to ensure the
adequate protection of Roma/Gypsies and to promote equal opportunities for
the full enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural rights.

With regard to the report of Kazakhstan, the Committee noted that the State
party was a multi-ethnic country, with numerous very different and
significant communities, representing more than 40 per cent of the total
population and appreciated the efforts made by the State party to provide
information relating to the ethnic composition of the population as well as
other statistical data. The Committee also appreciated the initial steps of
the State party to establish new human rights organs and the efforts taken
to improve them. The Committee noted with satisfaction the information
provided on the economic improvement of the country, especially the
reduction of unemployment.

The Committee noted that there was no specific legislation in the State
party regarding racial discrimination, adding that it was of the view that
a specific domestic law regarding racial discrimination, implementing the
provisions of the Convention, as well as a legal definition of racial
discrimination would be a useful tool to combat racial discrimination in
the State party. The Committee noted the absence of legislation regarding
the status of languages and that little information had been provided by
the State party in the participation of minorities on the elaboration of
cultural and educational policies and in that regard recommended that the
State party adopt legislation on the status of languages. The Committee was
concerned that some refugees had been forcibly returned to their countries
where there were substantial grounds for believing that they might suffer
serious human rights violations and urged the State party to ensure that
this practice was eliminated.

While acknowledging that the State party had developed a governmental work
plan to combat human trafficking, the Committee noted with concern that
there was ongoing trafficking of women and children, particularly affecting
non-citizens and ethnic minorities. The Committee urged the State party to
make determined efforts to prosecute the perpetrators and underlined the
paramount importance of prompt and impartial investigations. While
acknowledging the efforts made by the State party to confront the scourge
of terrorism with a national counter-terrorism programme, the Committee was
also concerned about the lack of information on the impact of this
programme on the principle of non-discrimination. The Committee noted the
absence of court cases regarding racial discrimination in the State party
and that only two alleged complaints of racial discrimination were brought
before the Commission on Human Rights in 2000 and 2001. The Committee
recommended that the State party ensure that the paucity of complaints was
not the result of victims' lack of awareness of their rights or limited
financial means, individuals' lack of confidence in the police and judicial
authorities, or the authorities' lack of attention or sensitivity to cases
of racial discrimination.


COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICERS

The members of the Committee, elected in their individual capacity, are:
Mahmoud Aboul-Nasr (Egypt); Nourredine Amir (Algeria); Alexei Avtonomov
(Russian Federation); Ralph Boyd (United States); Jose Francisco Cali Tzay
(Guatemala); Fatima-Binta Victoire Dah (Burkina Faso); Régis de Gouttes
(France); Kurt Herndl (Austria); Patricia Nozipho January-Bardill (South
Africa); Morten Kjaerum (Denmark); José Augusto Lindgren Alves (Brazil);
Raghavan Vasudevan Pillai (India); Agha Shahi (Pakistan); Linos Alexander
Sicilianos (Greece); Tang Chengyuan (China); Patrick Thornberry (United
Kingdom); Luis Valencia Rodriguez (Ecuador); and Mario Jorge Yutzis
(Argentina).



========= World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) listserv =========
Send mail intended for the list to <wcar@hrea.org>. Archives of the list
can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/wcar/markup/maillist.php
To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the
following text in the message: subscribe wcar
To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with
the following text in the message: unsubscribe wcar
If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-wcar@hrea.org>.


[Reply to this message] [Start a new topic] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index] [Subject Index] [List Home Page] [HREA Home Page]