[WCAR] Still places available in e-learning course Human Rights of Migrants, Migrant Workers and Their Families

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:29:37 +0000

Dear Colleagues,HREA is offering the distance learning course Human Rights of Migrants, Migrant Workers and

[WCAR] Former Rwandan businessman sentenced to 30 years by UN genocide tribunal

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:44:57 +0000

1 November 2010 – A former businessman accused of supervising the massacre of some 2,000 Rwandan Tutsi civilians taking shelter in a church was today convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Concluding Observations

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:06:19 +0000

Dear Subscribers, We are pleased to provide you herewith the Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at its recently concluded 77th session, held in Geneva, from 2 to 27 August 2010,

[WCAR] Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Australia

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:17:58 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release11 August 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifteenth through seventeenth periodic reports of Australia on its implementation of the provisions of

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: CERD Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Romania

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:56:50 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press release10 August 2010 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixteenth through nineteenth periodic reports of Romania on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Iran

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:55:36 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release5 August 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic reports of Iran on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of El Salvador

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:33:40 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release4 August 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fourteenth and fifteenth periodic reports of El Salvador on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Non-governmental organizations and Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination discuss strengthening role of NGOs in work of Committee

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:42:02 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release3 August 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on how best to improve the interaction and

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opens seventy-seventh session

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:40:16 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release2 August 2010Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-seventh session, hearing an address

[WCAR] CERD 77th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to meet in Geneva from 2 to 27 August 2010

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:57:54 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press releaseCommittee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 29 July 2010 BACKGROUND RELEASE The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will hold its seventy-seventh session at the

[WCAR] 'Europe it�s Time to Ratify the Migrant Workers Convention'

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:35:44 +0000

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary year of the UN Migrant Workers Convention, December18, the International Resource Centre on the Human Rights of Migrants, together with the European Platform for Migrant Workers Rights, launches the campaign:

[WCAR] First mission to Singapore by UN Special Rapporteur on racism

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:21:34 +0000

GENEVA (19 April 2010) – The UN Special Rapporteur on racism, Githu Muigai, will visit Singapore from 21-28 April, to gather “first-hand information on the main issues facing people living in Singapore in relation to racism, racial

[WCAR] Bulgarian courts discriminate against Roma

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:39:47 +0000

Ethnically Motivated Court Sentence Violates Article 14 EHCR Thursday, 1 April 2010 -- On 25 March 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in the case of Paraskeva Todorova vs. Bulgaria (Application no. 37193/07),

[WCAR] Nepal: Important verdict on caste-based discrimination

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:36:58 +0000

21 March 2010 – The United Nations human rights office in Nepal today welcomed a key judgment handed down in a case involving discrimination on the basis of caste, hailing it as an important step forward in the fight against discrimination in

[WCAR] European human rights bodies call for decisive action against racism

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:45:16 +0000

WARSAW, STRASBOURG, VIENNA, 19 March 2010 - In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the OSCE's Office for Democratic

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Concluding Observations

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:18:57 +0000

Dear Subscribers, We are pleased to provide you herewith the Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at its recently concluded 76th session, held in Geneva, from 15 February to 12 March

[WCAR] OSCE Roma adviser welcomes European Court ruling against school segregation

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:58:02 +0000

WARSAW, 17 March 2010 - The OSCE's Roma adviser, Andrzej Mirga, today welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against segregation of Roma children in elementary schools. In the case Orsus and Others v. Croatia, the Court's

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on elimination of racial discrimination concludes seventy-sixth session

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:33:32 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press ReleaseROUNDUP12 March 2010Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Guatemala, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Monaco, the Netherlands, Panama and Slovakia

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Panama

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:08 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release2 March 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifteenth to twentieth periodic reports of Panama on how that country implements the provisions of the

[WCAR] Council of Europe�s Anti-Racism Commission publishes new report on the United Kingdom

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:23:58 +0000

Strasbourg, 02.03.2010 - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today published its fourth report on the United Kingdom which deals with racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance in this country. ECRI’s Chair, Nils

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Kazakhstan

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:33:14 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release1 March 2010 The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Kazakhstan on how that country implements the provisions of the

[WCAR] Council of Europe's Anti-Racism Commission publishes new report on Austria

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:21:03 +0000

Strasbourg, 02.03.2010 - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today published its fourth report on

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Iceland

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:49:37 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release26 February 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the consolidated nineteenth and twentieth periodic reports of Iceland on how that country implements the provisions of

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Japan

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:36:31 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release25 February 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined third to sixth periodic reports of Japan on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of the Netherlands

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:21:42 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release24 February 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth and eighteenth reports of the Netherlands on how that country implements the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Cameroon

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:39:21 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release23 February 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifteenth to eighteenth periodic reports of Cameroon on how that country implements the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Guatemala

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:34:47 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release22 February 2010The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the twelfth and thirteenth periodic reports of Guatemala on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Cambodia

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:24:20 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release19 February 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighth to thirteenth periodic report of Cambodia on its implementation of the provisions of the International

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Argentina

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:31:14 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release18 February 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined nineteenth and twentieth periodic report of Argentina on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Slovakia

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:46:43 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release17 February 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixth to eighth periodic report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] WCAR 76th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Monaco

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:39:42 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release16 February 2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined initial to sixth periodic reports of Monaco on its implementation of the provisions of the

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opens seventy-sixth session

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:34:12 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release15 February 2010Elects New Bureau; Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-sixth session,

[WCAR] CERD 76th session: Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination to hold seventy-sixth session in Geneva from 15 February to 12 March 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:38:51 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press Release12-2-2010The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will hold its seventy-sixth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 15 February to 12 March 2010 to review anti-discrimination efforts

[WCAR] Italy: Speed investigations of Rosarno attacks

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:24:40 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseFebruary 4, 2010(Milan) - Prosecutions of suspects in the racist attacks early this month against migrants in Rosarno, Italy are lagging, Human Rights Watch said today. But migrants accused of

[WCAR] OSCE Roma adviser: Remembering the Holocaust is key to fighting modern-day racism

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:29:43 +0000

NEW YORK, 27 January 2010 - Remembering the Holocaust is key to fighting modern day manifestations of racism and intolerance, said the OSCE's senior Roma and Sinti adviser, attending a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at the United Nations headquarters

[WCAR] New publication: Racism on the Internet

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:36:43 +0000

Racism on the Internet (19/01/2010) Racism was a pressing social problem long before the emergence of the digital age. The advancement of digital communication technologies such as the Internet has, however, added a new

[WCAR] UN experts urge Italian authorities to curb xenophobic attitude towards migrant workers

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:40 +0000

GENEVA (12 January 2010) – Two UN human rights experts on migrants and racism urged the Italian authorities to take all necessary measures to curb the growing xenophobic attitude towards migrant workers, which led last week to the tragic events

[WCAR] Publication: The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Its first 15 years

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:30:45 +0000

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Its first 15 years (2009) Author(s): Lanna Yael Hollo ISBN 978-92-871-6630-2 Format : 16 x 24 No. of pages : 220 Price : € 35 /

[WCAR] First ever EU-wide survey of minorities: Mapping discrimination across Europe

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:30:27 +0000

[Version française ci-dessous.]The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will release today (Wednesday 9 December 2009) in Stockholm the results of its survey of over 23,000 individuals from ethnic minority and

[WCAR] Switzerland vote bans construction of minarets

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:57:49 +0000

ATHENS, 30 November 2009 -,The director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, expressed concern today at the outcome of the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday on the ban of the

[WCAR] Roma and travelers face social exclusion and discrimination in housing throughout EU

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:46:38 +0000

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Press release20 October 2009The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will today (20 October 2009) present a new report, which gives evidence that Roma and Travellers are

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[WCAR] International Migrants Day 2012

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[WCAR] European Anti-torture Committee criticises Greece over irregular migrants conditions

[WCAR] CERD 78th session: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to meet in Geneva from 14 February to 11 March 2011

[WCAR] First visit to Rwanda by UN Expert on minority issues

[WCAR] Migrants: Growing criminalization, intolerance, xenophobia and racism mark key anniversary