Feedback On November 23, 2016 the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) holds its consultations with representatives of civil society. The Committee seeks to get a clearer picture of the challenges and problems faced by non-governmental organizations that…
Theme: CERD
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination published its Concluding observations and recommendations following consideration of the State report of Ukraine and the alternative materials from non-profit organizations. The Committee’s Concluding observations mention the problems raised in the…
Before the consideration of the state report of Ukraine, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination met NGOs who submitted alternative reports to the Committee. In their short statement ADC Memorial and KhPG listed the main issues covered…
Within the preparation for the UN CERD session that will observe the state report on Ukraine in August, 2016, a meeting of NGOs – authors of shadow reports to the CERD and Ukrainian ministries representatives took place in the office…
Press release Despite a number of important achievements in combating discrimination, such as the adoption of anti-discrimination legislation, legal recognition of the rights of Crimean Tatars, plans to improve the situation of the Roma population, the situation of many ethnic…
The report prepared by Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” and Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” and Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group have been closely monitoring the violation of the rights of vulnerable ethnic minorities in the situation of armed…