Racism and UN
IMADR STATEMENTS
- Human rights and minority language education in the Asia Pacific region (FMI 12th, 2019, OS)
- Arbitrary detention in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 42nd, 2019, OS)
- Enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC 42nd, 2019, Joint-OS)
- High Commissioner’s oral update and Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka and migration (HRC 42nd, 2019, OS)
- Racist hate speech against minority protesters in Hong Kong (HRC 41st, 2019, OS)
- Extractivism and indigenous people in West Papua, Indonesia (HRC 41st, 2019, Joint-OS)
- Freedom of expression in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 41st, 2019, Joint-OS)
- Violence against Dalit women in Nepal (HRC 41st, 2019, OS)
- Accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC 41st, 2019, Joint-OS)
- TB-Net Statement: 31st Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2019)
- Combatting racial hatred in political campaign (HRC Intersessional Panel, 2019, OS)
- Reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC 40th, 2019, Joint-OS)
- Countering racial and ethnic hatred in politics (HRC 40th, 2019, OS)
- Stateless minorities and discrimination against Dalit women and girls (HRC 40th, 2019, OS)
- Dalit women’s enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights (HRC 40th, 2019, Joint-OS)
- Human rights defenders cooperating with UN for non-racial discrimination (HRC 39th, 2018, OS)
- Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka (HRC 39th, 2018, WS)
- Human rights violations against minorities in Myanmar and India (HRC 39th, 2018, OS)
- Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka (HRC 39th, 2018, OS)
- Racist hate speech in politics and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC 39th, 2018, OS)
- Human rights to water and sanitation for Dalits in India (HRC 39th, 2018, Joint-OS)
- Racial discrimination against non-citizens (HRC 38th, 2018, OS)
- Human rights defenders and CERD (HRC 38th, 2018, OS)
- TB-Net Statement: 30th Meeting of Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2018)
- Transitional justice, impunity and minority rights in Sri Lanka (HRC37, 2018, OS)
- UPR of Sri Lanka (HRC 37th, 2018, OS)
- UPR of Japan (HRC 37th, 2018, OS)
- Human rights defenders and racial discrimination (HRC 37th, 2018, OS)
- Minorities in Asia Pacific, Dalits and Burakumin (HRC 37th, 2018, OS)
- UN treaty body strengthening through follow-up procedures and membership (HRC 37th, 2018, Joint-OS)
- Racial discrimination in Japan (UPR 28th, OS, 2017)
- Racial discrimination and civil society participation (HRC 36th, 2017, OS)
- Data collection to counter intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls (HRC 36th, 2017, OS)
- Human rights defenders in Bangladesh and Okinawa, Japan (HRC 36th, 2017, OS)
- Hate crimes in USA, Rohingyas in Myanmar and Sri Lanka’s transitional justice (HRC 36th, 2017, OS)
- Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC 36th, 2017, WS)
- Challenges of human rights defenders working against racial discrimination in the context of counter-terrorism (HRC 35th, 2017, OS)
- Japan’s arbitrary arrests and detention of Okinawan human rights defender (HRC 35th, 2017, Joint-OS)
- Multiple discrimination and violence against Dalit and Buraku women and girls (HRC 35th, 2017, OS)
- Freedom of expression in Okinawa/ Japan (HRC 35th, 2017, OS)
- Racial discrimination in migration (GCM 1st Thematic Discussion, 2017, OS)
- Sri Lanka’s transitional justice and reconciliation at a crossroads (HRC 34th, 2017, OS)
- Racial profiling and incitement to hatred in migration (HRC 34th, 2017, OS)
- Minorities in Sri Lanka’s transitional justice (HRC 34th, 2017, OS)
- Arbitrary arrests and detention of human rights defender of Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan (HRC 34th, 2017, Joint-OS)
- Sri Lanka’s slow progress in transitional justice (HRC 34th, 2017, WS)
- Racial discrimination against African Americans (HRC 33rd, 2016, Joint-OS)
- Gender integration in UN human rights mechanisms (HRC 33rd, 2016, Joint-OS)
- Freedom of expression in Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan (HRC 33rd, 2016, Joint-OS)
- Enforced and involuntary disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC 33rd, 2016, OS)
- Racist hate speech in politics, caste discrimination in India and Nepal, transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC 33rd, 2016, OS)
- Suppression of the rights of the Ryukyuan/Okinawan indigenous people (HRC 33rd, 2016, Joint-WS)
- Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC 33rd, 2016, WS)
- Transitional justice challenges in Sri Lanka (HRC 32nd, 2016, OS)
- Xenophobia against vulnerable groups (HRC 32nd, 2016, OS)
- Human rights in Bangladesh and civil society space of the Human Rights Council (HRC 32nd, 2016, OS)
- Caste and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls (HRC 32nd, 2016, OS)
- Freedom of peaceful assembly in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 32nd, 2016, OS)
- ICERD and the incompatibility between democracy and racism (HRC 31st, 2016, OS)
- UPR of Nepal and Human Rights of Dalits (HRC 31st, 2016, OS)
- Buraku discrimination in Japan (HRC 31st, 2016, OS)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 31st, 2016, Joint-OS)
- High Commissioner’s visit and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC 31st, 2016, Joint-OS)
- Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka (HRC 31st, 2016, WS)
- Freedom of Assembly in Sri Lanka (HRC 31st, 2016, WS)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 31st, 2016, Joint-WS)
- Civil society perspectives on 50 years of achievements of ICERD (CERD 88th, 2015, OS)
- Best practices, achievements and challenges of the ICERD (CERD 88th, 2015, WS)
- Atrocities and gender-based violence by Boko Haram (HRC 30th, 2015, OS)
- OISL report and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC 30th, 2015, OS)
- Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka (HRC 30th, 2015, WS)
- Dalit rights in new Constitution in Nepal and human rights violations in Ryukyu/Okinawa (HRC 30th, 2015, OS)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC 30th, 2015, Joint-WS)
- Transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC 30th, 2015, OS)
- Protection of civilians from Boko Haram atrocities (HRC 29th, 2015, Joint-OS)
- Tackling racist hate speech and ICERD (HRC 29th, 2015, OS)
- Self-determination of the Ryukyu/Okinawa and accountability in Sri Lanka (HRC 29th, 2015, OS)
- Atrocities committed by Boko Haram in Nigeria (Special HRC 23rd, 2015, OS)
- Recognition of past tragedies of minorities: Sinti and Roma, ethnic Koreans in Japan (HRC 28th, 2015, OS)
- Hate speech against minorities (HRC 28th, 2015, OS)
- Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh and Accountability in Sri Lanka (HRC 28th, 2015, OS)
- Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka (HRC 28th, 2015, Joint-OS)
- Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh (HRC 28th, 2015, OS)
- Re-emergence of violence against minorities and impunity in Sri Lanka (FMI 7th, 2014, OS)
- Violence against Dalit women (FMI 7th, 2014, OS)
- Hate speech and discrimination against minorities in Japan (FMI 7th, 2014, OS)
- OHCHR investigation and reprisals in Sri Lanka (HRC 27th, 2014, Joint-OS)
- Declaration on the right to peace (HRC 27th, 2014, OS)
- Indigenous peoples’ access to justice in Nepal (HRC 27th, 2014, Joint-OS)
- Indigenous peoples and natural disaster risk reduction in Nepal (HRC 27th, 2014, Joint-OS)
- Repression on human rights defenders in Sri Lanka (HRC 27th, 2014, OS)
- Enforced Disappearance and Reprisals in Sri Lanka (HRC 27th, 2014, OS)
- Arbitrary Detention in Australia and Sri Lanka (HRC 27th, 2014, OS)
- Non-implementation of recommendations and non-existence of anti-racial discrimination law in Japan (CERD 85th, 2014, OS)
- Trafficking in persons for sexual exploitations in Japan (CERD 85th, 2014, OS)
- UPR Follow-up in Northeast Asia (HRC 27th, 2014, Joint-WS)
- Hate Speech in Japan (HRC 26th, 2014, OS)
- Religious Extremism and Intolerance in Sri Lanka (HRC 26th, 2014, OS)
- Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria and Japan (HRC 26th, 2014, OS)
- OHCHR report on Sri Lanka (HRC 25th, 2014, OS)
- Minority Rights and Sri Lanka (HRC 25th, 2014, OS)
- Human Rights Defenders in Sri Lanka (HRC 25th, 2014, OS)
- Human Rights in Sri Lanka (HRC 24th, 2013, OS)
- Caste Discrimination and Dalit Women (HRC 23rd, 2013, OS)
- Freedom of Assembly in Sri Lanka (HRC 23rd, 2013, WS)
- Violence and Discrimination against Dalit Women (HRC 23rd, 2013, WS)
- UPR Sri Lanka (HRC 22nd, 2013, OS)
- UPR Japan (HRC 22nd, 2013, OS)
- Enforced Disappearance (HRC 22nd, 2013, OS)
- Independence of Judiciary in Sri Lanka (HRC 22nd, 2013, WS)
- Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka (HRC 22nd, 2013, WS)
- Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka (HRC 22nd, 2013, WS)
- Caste Discrimination against Dalit Women and Post-2015 Agenda (HRC 22nd, 2013, WS)
- Caste Discrimination and UPR India (HRC 21st, 2012, OS)
- Human Rights in Sri Lanka & Militarization in Okinawa (HRC 21st, 2012, OS)
- Caste Discrimination, Water and Sanitation (HRC 21st, 2012, OS)
- Follow-up to UPR India (HRC 21st, 2012, WS)
- Caste Discrimination (HRC 21st, 2012, WS)
- Human Rights Abuses in Sri Lankan Prison (HRC 21st, 2012, WS)
- Militarization in Okinawa (HRC 21st, 2012, WS)
- Militarization and Crimes in Okinawa (HRC 21st, 2012, WS)
- Racial Discrimination and Immigration Law (HRC 20th, 2012, OS)
- Human Rights in Sri Lanka & Indigenous Peoples in Okinawa (HRC 20th, 2012, OS)
- Freedom of Assembly in Sri Lanka (HRC 20th, 2012, WS)
- Indigenous Peoples in Okinawa (HRC 20th, 2012, WS)
- Travellers in Ireland (HRC 19th, 2012, OS)
- Minorities in Pakistan, Indonesia and Nepal (HRC 19th, 2012, OS)
- Sri Lanka & Sayama case & Okinawa (HRC 19th, 2012, OS)
- Enforced Disappearance in Sri Lanka (HRC 19th, 2012, OS)
- Enforced Disappearance in Sri Lanka (HRC 19th, 2012, WS)
ACTION RELATED
- Submission – UN Special Rapporteur on racism’s report on new information technologies, racial equality, and non-discrimination (2019)
- Civil Society Proposals – Towards a strengthened UN treaty body system (2019)
- Inputs – Human Rights Council Advisory Committee’s study on the total elimination of racism (2019)
- Comments – CERD Draft General Recommendation No. 36 on Preventing and Combating Racial Profiling
- Joint NGO follow-up report on the freedom of expression in Japan (2019)
- NGOs call for an inclusive review process on treaty body strengthening (2019)
- Summary Report – TB-Net Event on Treaty Body Elections (2018)
- Racial Discrimination in Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 96th, 2018)
- Joint NGO Submission to the 30th Meeting of Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2018)
- Follow-up information on the CEDAW recommendations to Japan (CEDAW 63rd session, 2016)
- Infographic: Racial Discrimination in Japan (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Follow-up information on the CERD recommendations to Sri Lanka (CERD 90th session, 2016)
- Minority Women and Buraku Discrimination (HRCttee 121st session, 2017)
- Joint Alternative Report: Land and Sea Grabbing on Minorities in Sri Lanka (CESCR 61st, 2017)
- Joint Civil Society Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Discrimination against minority children in Japan in the provision of educational opportunities – focusing on children attending Korean schools in Japan (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Human Rights Situation in Japan: with specific focus on the right to self-determination of indigenous people of Ryukyu/Okinawa (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Human Rights Situation in Japan: With specific focus on human rights in Okinawa (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Racial Discrimination in Japan: Braku People and Minority Women (UPR 28th, 2017)
- Joint Report: Silencing the Voices of Okinawans (2017)
- Written Response for the Consultation of CERD with Civil Society (CERD 91st, 2016)
- Joint Submission on the Follow-Up Procedure for the Consultation of CERD with Civil Society (CERD 91st, 2016)
- Joint Alternative Report of Sri Lankan NGO Collective (CAT 59th session, 2016)
- Joint Report: Targeted attack on freedom of expression in Okinawa (2016)
- Racial Discrimination in Sri Lanka (CERD 90th session, 2016)
- Situations and Challenges of Minority Women in Japan (CEDAW 63rd session, 2016)
- Briefing Paper: Human Trafficking in Nigeria (2015)
- Joint Submission: Violation of Freedoms of Expression and Peaceful Assembly in Okinawa (2015)
- Briefing Paper: Infringement of the rights to free expression, peaceful assembly and association in Okinawa (2015)
- Follow-up Information on the CERD recommendations to Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 85th session, 2015)
- The Right to Public Assistance of Non-citizens and Hate Speech in Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 85th session, 2014)
- Racial Discrimination in Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 85th session, 2014)
- Hate Speech in Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 85th session, 2014)
- News Clippings – Hate Speech in Japan (ERD Net submission, CERD 85th session, 2014)
- Ryukyu and Okinawa (ERD Net submission, HRCttee 111th session, 2014)
- Minorities in Japan (ERD Net submission,HRCttee 111th session, 2014)
- Hate Speech in Japan (ERD Net submission,HRCttee 111th session, 2014)
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