International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

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United Nations human rights treaty core human rights instrument international human rights treaty

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.

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Label	Occurrences
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination canonical	16
CERD Convention	1
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination as a multilateral treaty	1

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Target entity: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Context triple: [United Nations system of international law, includesInstrument, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination]

A. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
B. International Bill of Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights is the collective name for the core United Nations human rights instruments that together set out the fundamental civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all people.
C. Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a Council of Europe treaty that sets legally binding standards for the protection of the rights, identity, and participation of national minority groups within member states.
D. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a key United Nations human rights treaty that legally binds its member states to respect and ensure a broad range of fundamental civil and political freedoms, such as the rights to life, fair trial, expression, assembly, and participation in public affairs.
E. Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Commission’s mandate, structure, powers, and procedures within the Inter-American human rights system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Target entity description: The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.

A. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
B. International Bill of Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights is the collective name for the core United Nations human rights instruments that together set out the fundamental civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all people.
C. Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a Council of Europe treaty that sets legally binding standards for the protection of the rights, identity, and participation of national minority groups within member states.
D. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a key United Nations human rights treaty that legally binds its member states to respect and ensure a broad range of fundamental civil and political freedoms, such as the rights to life, fair trial, expression, assembly, and participation in public affairs.
E. Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Commission’s mandate, structure, powers, and procedures within the Inter-American human rights system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations human rights treaty ⓘ core human rights instrument ⓘ international human rights treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1965-12-21 ⓘ
adoptionResolution	UN General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) ⓘ
allows	individual communications procedure (for States that have accepted it) ⓘ inter-state complaints procedure ⓘ
articleCount	25 articles ⓘ
belongsTo	international bill of human rights core treaties ⓘ
defines	racial discrimination ⓘ
depository	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate	1969-01-04 ⓘ
establishesBody	Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ⓘ
focusesOn	elimination of racial discrimination in private life ⓘ elimination of racial discrimination in public life ⓘ
geographicalScope	worldwide ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	legally binding on States parties ⓘ
monitoringBody	Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ⓘ
obligesStatesTo	eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms ⓘ prohibit racial discrimination ⓘ promote understanding among all races ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate	1966-03-07 ⓘ
prohibits	apartheid ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ
protectsRight	civil rights without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin ⓘ equal treatment before tribunals and all other organs administering justice ⓘ political rights without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin ⓘ
reportingObligation	periodic reports by States parties to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ⓘ
requiresStatesTo	amend or repeal laws and regulations that create or perpetuate racial discrimination ⓘ condemn racial discrimination ⓘ criminalize acts of violence against any race or group of persons of another colour or ethnic origin ⓘ criminalize dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or hatred ⓘ criminalize incitement to racial discrimination ⓘ guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law ⓘ prohibit and bring to an end racial discrimination by any persons, groups or organizations ⓘ prohibit organizations that promote and incite racial discrimination ⓘ pursue policies eliminating racial discrimination ⓘ review governmental, national and local policies ⓘ
shortName	CERD Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICERD ⓘ
subjectMatter	human rights ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ

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United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination → shortName → CERD Convention ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

United Nations General Assembly treaties → hasExample → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

United Nations human rights system → includesInstrument → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination → monitorsImplementationOf → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination → basedOnTreaty → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination → establishedBy → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

ICERD → fullName → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) → adopts → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) → relatesTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) → establishes → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination as a multilateral treaty ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → relatedTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination → relatedTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

World Conference against Racism → relatedTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

Race Relations Act 1968 → implements → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 2142 (XXI) → relatedTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

Durban Declaration and Programme of Action → relatedTo → International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ

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