Racism and Discrimination: Event at the Human Rights Council

Special event at the 4th session of the Human Rights Council on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Date: Wednesday 21 March 1pm to 3pm.

Participants:

  • Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
  • Ms. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council
  • Ambassador Ibrahim Salama, Chairperson of the Working Group on the Right to Development
  • Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Mr. Doudou Diène, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
  • Ms. Gay McDougall, Independent Expert on Minority Issues
  • Yves Francis Odia Ndongo, Student at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies in Geneva, winner of the competition organized by OHCHR and the Graduate Institute of Development Studies in Geneva for essays and papers on this year's theme “Racism and Discrimination: Obstacles to Development”
  • Ambassador Juan Martabit, Chairperson of the Inter-Governmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, will be the moderator of the panel discussion.

    • On 21 March 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". In 1966, the General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to commemorate the Sharpeville tragedy. 21 March has since then served not only to remind the international community of the dire consequences of racism, but also to recall our obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination.

    Racism and other forms of discrimination are not only human rights violations but also major obstacles to achieving development.

    The high-level panel discussion will touch on a number of issues directly linked to this year's theme, notably, the inter relationships between racism and other forms of discrimination, development, poverty, economic growth, good governance and conflicts.

    The discussion is an open meeting and all are welcome to attend.

    pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Racism and Discrimination Obstacles to Development.htm

    Organisation: 
    UN Human Rights Council
    UN Human Rights Council
    UN Human Rights Council
    UN Human Rights Council
    Link : 
    http://www.crin.org/docs/Racism%20and%20Discrimination%20Obstacles%20to%20Development.htm

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