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In collaboration with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), IMADR will host the international symposium on “UN Guidance Tool on Descent-Based Discrimination: Key Challenges and Strategic Approaches” on 12th April in Tokyo, Japan. For further information, click on the flyer below.

IMADR statement on “Minorities in Asia Pacific, Dalits and Burakumin” at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council. Whole text can be read below or downloaded here.  ——— IMADR Oral Statement: 37th session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues 14 March 2018 Speaker: Taisuke KOMATSU Thank you Mr. President, We welcome the first report of Mr. Fernand de Varennes as the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. We appreciate the clear indication of his commitments and priorities during his tenure. While his plan to strengthen consultations with regional mechanisms is encouraging, we would like to draw his attention to the significant gap in […]

On behalf of the NGO Network on UN Treaty Bodies (TB-Net), IMADR delivered the joint statement on “UN treaty body strengthening through follow-up procedures and membership” at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council. Whole text can be read below or downloaded here.  ——— Joint Oral Statement: 37th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 8 March 2018 Speaker: Taisuke Komatsu (IMADR) Thank you Mr. President, This is a joint statement delivered on behalf of seven organizations[1] which form the NGO Network on UN Treaty Bodies (TB-Net) with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of treaty bodies to ensure accountability under […]

Together with VIS – Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo and other organisations, IMADR is holding a side event on “Circular Migration and Youth” at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council from 14:00, Wednesday 14th March at Room XXVII in Palais des Nations. For further information, click on the flyer below.

IMADR co-sponsoring a side event on “Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: Will it deliver for the victims of enforced disappearances?” at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council from 4:00 pm, Monday 5th March at Room XXIV in Palais des Nations. For further information, click on the flyer below.

We Protest against Shooting at the Headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan and Call on the Government of Japan to Take Firm Responses 28 February 2018 Japan Network towards Human Right Legislation for Non-Japanese Nationals and Ethnic Minorities Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan (SMJ) NGO  Network  for  the  Elimination  of  Racial  Discrimination  Japan  (ERD Net) NORIKOE Net Human Rights Now   According to media reporting, two men rode in a van up to the gate of the headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and fired several shots by the handgun at the building around 4:00 a.m. on […]

On the 13th of February, IMADR conducted a training for Nepalese Dalit rights organisations on the civil society participation in the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The training was hosted by the Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) . After 14 years from the previous review, the periodic reports submitted by the Government of Nepal will be considered by the CERD on 30th April and 1 May at the 95th session  in Geneva, Switzerland. The training was conducted in the view to maximise Dalit rights organisations’ capacity to engage with the review process. The CERD is expected issue concluding observations on Nepal on 11th May. The training was attended by over 20 participants from […]

Japan NGO Network for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ERD Net) handed in the appeal to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono calling for support and implementation of the UPR recommendations concerning the racial discrimination issues. ERD Net is a nationwide network of NGOs and individuals working for the issues relating to racism, racial discrimination and colonialism in Japan which IMADR works as the Secretariat. Read the appeal below or download here in English or Japanese  ——— Japan NGO Network for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ERD Net) c/o International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) 6 Floor, 1-7-1, Irifune, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0042, Japan   24 January 2018 H.E. Taro Kono, Minister […]

At its 95th session from 23rd April to 11th May 2018, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will consider the situation of racial discrimination in following 6 countries. Civil society organisations (CSOs) are encouraged to submit information on Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden. The Committee will adopt a list of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR) for Botswana. If you are a CSO participating in the forthcoming session and wishes to receive practical information, contact us at: geneva[@]imadr.org (remove “[]” when you send e-mail) Practical Information Deadline for submission of NGO reports: 30 March 2018 Information Note for NGOs  for the submission of reports, accreditation and participation in informal meetings and lunchtime briefings  For States […]

On the 8th of December, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) concluded its 94th session. At the session, the CERD adopted concluding observations on Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Serbia and Slovakia. *Recommendations with asterisks [*] are one-year follow-up recommendations. Concluding observations, reports of the State parties and other stakeholders are available at the OHCHR website . You can also watch the video archives of the public meetings with the States parties at UN Web TV . On the 29th of November, the Committee held the Thematic Discussion on Racial Discrimination in Today’s World: Racial profiling, ethnic cleansing and current global issues and challenges .  The Committee adopted a statement on Libya under its Early Warning and Urgent Action […]

IMADR joined the oral statement made by Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) at the 27th special session of the Human Rights Council. Whole text can be read below or downloaded here.  ——— 27th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar Joint-Oral Statement Delivered by R. Iniyan Ilango on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Conectas Direitos Humanos and International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism Tuesday, 05 December 2017 Mr. President, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) makes this statement jointly with NGO […]

PRESS RELEASE 17th November 2017 The Government of Japan must show its commitment to human rights at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and take measures to improve the human rights situation in the country. All Okinawa Council for Human Rights (AOCHR), the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) and Franciscans International urge the Government of Japan to end human rights violations in Okinawa and fully consult with people of Ryukyu/Okinawa based on the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). Japan has entered the third cycle of the UPR in 2017 to review the implementation of the previous UPR recommendations and address outstanding human rights […]

PRESS RELEASE 16 November, 2017 The Government of Japan must bring the recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to effective action against racial discrimination. The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) urges the Government of Japan to fully cooperate with rights-holders and take swift measures to implement UPR recommendations to protect indigenous peoples, minorities and other vulnerable population from racial discrimination. Since the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council in 2006, this year Japan has entered the 3 cycle of the UPR to review its progress in implementing the previous UPR recommendations. On the 14th of November, the Government of Japan presented its report […]

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Joint statement by the International Dalit Solidarity Network, Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network, International Movement Against All Forms of Racism and Discrimination (IMADR), Minority Rights Group International, Anti-Slavery International and FORUM-ASIA. 13 November 2017 As the UN review Pakistan’s human rights record on 13 November, we urge the Government to commit with time bound action plans to end ongoing serious human rights violations against Dalits in Pakistan. Despite general commitments made to this effect at previous UN UPR reviews of Pakistan these have not been implemented and violations such as bonded labour, forced conversions and disappearances, murder and persecution of Dalit rights defenders continue unabated. As a newly elected member of […]

On the 17th of October, we released our new issue of E-CONNECT. If you have not subscribed to our newsletter, you can do it from here! Back number is also available. Feature story Governments must collect data to counter intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls In September, the UN Human Rights Council held the panel discussion on the impact of racial discrimination on human rights of women and girls. During the debate, IMADR drew the Council’s attention to the lack of data on indigenous and minority women including Dalit and Buraku women. IMADR called on all governments to collect disaggregated data and take measures to counter multiple and intersecting […]