Newsletter - April 2010
Afro-descendents
The Department of International Law (DIL) has been
invited to take part in the ninth session of the
Working Group of Experts on People of African
Descent, which will take place in Geneva,
Switzerland, April 12-16, 2010. The Group of Experts
was created by the Commission on Human Rights in
2002 and its mandate was extended in 2008 by the
Human Rights Council. The group’s mandate is to
study problems of racial discrimination that affect
persons of African descent and related issues.
At the ninth session, the Working Group will analyze
problems related to structural discrimination, and
will constitute a forum to receive contributions for
the International Year for People of African Descent
(2011), which was adopted by a resolution of the UN
General Assembly.
In the OAS framework, the Department of
International Law provides legal advisory services
to the Working Group to Prepare a Draft
Inter-American Convention against Racism and All
forms of Discrimination and Intolerance. The DIL is
also implementing a Project for the Incorporation of
the Afro-Descendent Theme in the Policies and
Programs of the OAS.
At the ninth session of the UN Working Group of
Experts the Department of International Law will
make a presentation on possible proposals to be
considered for the International Year for People of
African Descent (2011).
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