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- IMADR celebrated its 25th anniversary during its 18th session of BDM held in Sri Lanka (February 19, 2013)
- Resolution adopted in Geneva requires immediate implementation (April 11, 2014)
- ERD Net reported racial discrimination in Japan to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (July 9, 2014)
- CERD: Oral interventions at the NGO Briefing on Japan (August 28, 2014)
- IMADR Activities at the 27th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (8th – 26th September 2014) (September 29, 2014)
- Human Rights Committee reviewed Sri Lanka’s alarming situation (October 9, 2014)
- Groundviews interview: Dr. Nimalka Fernando, IMADR president, talks her human rights journey (October 10, 2014)
- Reconciliation challenges in Sri Lanka: Northern Provincial Council questions the President (October 10, 2014)
- UN rights experts stand for human rights defenders in Sri Lanka (November 3, 2014)
- Sri Lanka: Landslide Inundates Plantation (Human Development Organization) (November 4, 2014)
- Biased Rule of Law and Racial Discrimination in the US (December 18, 2014)
- Sri Lanka: Put civil society at the heart of the new presidential agenda (January 27, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Good governance and corruption are frequently used words now (February 11, 2015)
- Appeal to the UN Human Rights Council and the Government of Sri Lanka (February 23, 2015)
- Civil society perspective on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the ICERD (March 4, 2015)
- HRC 28 Side Event: Freedom of Religion in Sri Lanka (11am, 12 March) (March 9, 2015)
- Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh (HRC 28th, 2015, OS) (March 10, 2015)
- Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka (HRC 28th, 2015, Joint-OS) (March 11, 2015)
- Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh and Accountability in Sri Lanka (HRC 28th, 2015, OS) (March 17, 2015)
- Hate speech against minorities (HRC28, 2015, OS) (March 18, 2015)
- Recognition of past tragedies of minorities: Sinti and Roma, ethnic Koreans in Japan (HRC28, 2015, OS) (March 20, 2015)
- Human rights defenders shared experience in Burma and Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (19 March 2015) (March 31, 2015)
- Japan: ERD Net held a gathering on “Stop Racism! Stop Hate Speech!” (18 March, 2015) (April 15, 2015)
- Nepali civil society organizations demand the Government for inclusive disaster responses (May 4, 2015)
- Anti-racism organisations addressed racial discrimination in past and present (Paris, 18 April) (May 11, 2015)
- CERD concluded dialogues on racial discrimination in France, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sudan, Germany and Denmark (27 April – 7 May 2015) (May 12, 2015)
- CERD adopted concluding observations of France, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sudan, Germany and Denmark (15 May 2015) (May 15, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: The urgent need for fresh Parliamentary elections (June 12, 2015)
- [August 2015] CERD will discuss racial discrimination in Colombia, Costa Rica, Niger, Suriname, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Norway and Netherlands (June 16, 2015)
- Statement of concern on the South African government’s failure to arrest and surrender President al-Bashir to the ICC (June 17, 2015)
- Self-determination of the Ryukyu/Okinawa and accountability in Sri Lanka (HRC29, 2015, OS) (June 24, 2015)
- Tackling racist hate speech and ICERD (HRC29, 2015, OS) (June 30, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Joint letter on justice and accountability (July 2, 2015)
- Dalit people response to the Zero Draft of the Sustainable Development Goals (July 3, 2015)
- Interlinkage between caste and slavery was highlighted at the UN Human Rights Council (July 3, 2015)
- ATV Aruba Broadcasting interview: Michel Sharpe, IMADR director, addresses migration in Aruba (July 24, 2015)
- Nepal: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) should provide inclusive emergency relief (August 4, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Dr. Nimalka Fernando speaks on religious extremism in the general election time (August 17, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Election-related violence documented with women’s group (August 17, 2015)
- CERD adopted concluding observations of Colombia, Costa Rica, Niger, Suriname, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Czech Republic, Norway and the Netherlands (28 August 2015) (August 28, 2015)
- Japan: Civil society group updated the UN anti-racism body on the lack of State measures to counter racial discrimination (September 10, 2015)
- HRC 30 Side Event: Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka (3pm, 18 September) (September 14, 2015)
- HRC 30 Side Event: Militarization and Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (11am, 21 September) (September 15, 2015)
- Transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC30, 2015, OS) (September 16, 2015)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC30, 2015, Joint-WS) (September 17, 2015)
- Dalit rights in new Constitution in Nepal and human rights violations in Ryukyu/Okinawa (HRC30, 2015, OS) (September 22, 2015)
- Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka (HRC30, 2015, WS) (September 23, 2015)
- HRC 30 Side Event: Civil Society Responses to the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka (4pm, 28 September) (September 24, 2015)
- Argentina: Universal Culture of Peace and Human Security – Peace as a Human Right (September 25, 2015)
- CERD will address racial discrimination in Egypt, Holy See, Lithuania, Mongolia, Slovenia and Turkey (November 2015) (September 25, 2015)
- “Militarization and Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan”, the islands’ voice to UN Human Rights Council (21 September) (September 29, 2015)
- OISL report and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC30, 2015, OS) (September 30, 2015)
- ICERD – 50 years of fighting racial discrimination: looking back and moving forward (26 November) (October 27, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Condolence to Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero (November 11, 2015)
- France: Spate of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks in Paris : MRAP expresses its absolute horror and calls on citizens to reject any type of heinous conflation (November 16, 2015)
- Best practices, achievements and challenges of the ICERD (CERD88, 2015, WS) (November 26, 2015)
- Civil society perspectives on 50 years of achievements of ICERD (CERD88, 2015, OS) (November 27, 2015)
- Over hundred of NGOs call upon governments at UN General Assembly to protect human rights defenders (December 10, 2015)
- CERD adopted concluding observations of Egypt, Holy See, Lithuania, Mongolia, Slovenia and Turkey (11 December 2015) (December 11, 2015)
- Sri Lanka: Civil society activists and organisations urge the government to implement the UN Human Rights Council resolution (January 12, 2016)
- Nigeria: UN Special Rapporteurs conduct a joint-visit to support women and child survivors from Boko Haram captivity (January 14, 2016)
- Japan: Minority and indigenous women report their challenges to UN CEDAW Committee (January 27, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: Civil society expresses serious concern on President Sirisena’s statement on exclusion of foreign personnel in transitional justice mechanims (January 28, 2016)
- Japan: CEDAW call for the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous and minority women (March 8, 2016)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC31, 2016, Joint-WS) (March 8, 2016)
- Freedom of Assembly in Sri Lanka (HRC31, 2016, WS) (March 8, 2016)
- Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka (HRC31, 2016, WS) (March 8, 2016)
- HRC 31 Side Event: Challenges of Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka (4:30 pm, 17 March) (March 10, 2016)
- High Commissioner’s visit and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC31, 2016, Joint-OS) (March 10, 2016)
- Human Rights Violations in Okinawa, Japan (HRC31, 2016, Joint-OS) (March 15, 2016)
- Video: “Is there racial discrimination in Japan?” (March 15, 2016)
- Buraku discrimination in Japan (HRC31, 2016, OS) (March 15, 2016)
- UPR of Nepal and Human Rights of Dalits (HRC31, 2016, OS) (March 16, 2016)
- ICERD and the incompatibility between democracy and racism (HRC31, 2016, OS) (March 18, 2016)
- “Challenges of Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka”, UN Human Rights Council must stay engaged (17 March) (March 22, 2016)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 18 is out (April 2, 2016)
- Japan: UN expert expressed concern on restrictive measures on freedom of expression in Okinawa (April 21, 2016)
- Civil society calls on G7 countries to renew commitment to business and human rights at Ise-Shima Summit (April 22, 2016)
- UN: CERD address racial discrimination in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Namibia, Oman, Rwanda and Spain (April 2016) (April 22, 2016)
- Nepal: Post-Earthquake recovery and rehabilitation for the most vulnerable (May 9, 2016)
- CERD adopted concluding observations of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Namibia, Oman, Rwanda and Spain (May 2016) (May 17, 2016)
- Argentina: UN Special Rapporteur on racism calls for immediate actions to protect indigenous peoples (May 25, 2016)
- Hundreds of NGOs demand fair and non-discriminatory access to UN (May 25, 2016)
- Freedom of peaceful assembly in Okinawa, Japan (HRC32, 2016, OS) (June 17, 2016)
- Caste and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls (HRC32, 2016, OS) (June 20, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: NGOs’ open letter on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ oral update at 32nd session of Human Rights Council (June 20, 2016)
- HRC 32 Side Event: Accountability and Good Governance in Sri Lanka (4:30 pm, 24 June) (June 21, 2016)
- Human rights in Bangladesh and civil society space of the Human Rights Council (HRC32, 2016, OS) (June 22, 2016)
- Xenophobia against vulnerable groups (HRC32, 2016, OS) (June 27, 2016)
- Transitional justice challenges in Sri Lanka (HRC32, 2016, OS) (June 29, 2016)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 19 is out (July 6, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: Discrimination against tea plantation Tamils reported to UN (July 12, 2016)
- UN: CERD address racial discrimination in Greece, Lebanon, Pakistan, Paraguay, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (August 2016) (July 18, 2016)
- Publication: “BUSYBODY FOR PEACE: The Life and Work of Nimalka Fernando of Sri Lanka” (July 18, 2016)
- Racial and caste discrimination in Sri Lanka (CERD90, 2016, OS) (August 15, 2016)
- UN: Call to Action to Promote Gender Parity (August 19, 2016)
- PRESS RELEASE: Sri Lanka must take immediate action to combat racial discrimination by implementing UN recommendations (August 26, 2016)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Greece, Lebanon, Pakistan, Paraguay, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (August 2016) (August 29, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: Government adopted law to establish the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) as the first transitional justice mechanism (September 5, 2016)
- Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC33, 2016, WS) (September 12, 2016)
- Suppression of the rights of the Ryukyuan/Okinawan indigenous people (HRC33, 2016, Joint-WS) (September 13, 2016)
- HRC 33 Side Event: Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka (1 pm, 20 September) (September 14, 2016)
- Racist hate speech in politics, caste discrimination in India and Nepal, transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC33, 2016, OS) (September 14, 2016)
- Enforced and involuntary disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC33, 2016, OS) (September 15, 2016)
- Freedom of expression in Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan (HRC33, 2016, Joint-OS) (September 19, 2016)
- “More needs to be done”, message to Sri Lanka to heal wounds from enforced disappearances (20 September 2016) (September 23, 2016)
- Gender integration in UN human rights mechanisms (HRC33, 2016, Joint-OS) (September 26, 2016)
- Racial discrimination against African Americans (HRC33, 2016, Joint-OS) (September 26, 2016)
- UN: CERD addresses racial discrimination in Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Togo, Turkmenistan and Uruguay (November 2016) (September 28, 2016)
- Japan: Targeted attack on freedom of expression in Okinawa (September 30, 2016)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 20 is out (October 4, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: UN expert calls for establishment of Independent Commission on Minorities (October 20, 2016)
- UN: CERD invites civil society to join hands to end racial discrimination (October 27, 2016)
- Sri Lanka: Civil society demands no delay in accountability (November 3, 2016)
- Farewell to Rodolfo Stavenhagen (November 16, 2016)
- UN: Joint call to strengthen follow-up of recommendations to fight racism (November 18, 2016)
- CERD91 Breakfast Event: Informal Exchange with Prof. Thornberry on his Commentary of ICERD (November 18, 2016)
- UN: Global civil society joins hands with CERD to end racial discrimination (November 25, 2016)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Togo, Turkmenistan and Uruguay (November 2016) (December 12, 2016)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 21 is out (December 15, 2016)
- PRESS RELEASE: Japan has enacted the act to promote the elimination of Buraku discrimination (December 26, 2016)
- Japan: CERD demands further actions to tackle racial discrimination (January 12, 2017)
- Sri Lanka: Civil society urge international community to continue scrutiny (January 16, 2017)
- APPEAL: Request Japan for the Release of Mr. Yamashiro Hiroji (January 30, 2017)
- Template for Civil Society Actors: Follow-up on the CERD recommendations (February 2, 2017)
- Japan: Silencing the voices of Okinawans (February 3, 2017)
- UN: CERD addresses racial discrimination in Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Kenya and Moldova (April 2017) (February 14, 2017)
- Sri Lanka’s slow progress in transitional justice (HRC34, 2017, WS) (February 27, 2017)
- HRC34 Side Event: Women’s and Minority Rights in Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice Process (4:30 pm, 17 March) (March 13, 2017)
- Arbitrary arrests and detention of human rights defender of Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan (HRC34, 2017, Joint-OS) (March 15, 2017)
- HRC34 Side Event: Report of Consultation Task Force and Human Rights Challenges in Sri Lanka (3 pm, 20 March) (March 15, 2017)
- Minorities in Sri Lanka’s transitional justice (HRC34, 2017, OS) (March 15, 2017)
- Racial profiling and incitement to hatred in migration (HRC34, 2017, OS) (March 17, 2017)
- Online Action on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 20, 2017)
- Sri Lanka’s transitional justice and reconciliation at a crossroads (HRC34, 2017, OS) (March 22, 2017)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 22 is out (April 3, 2017)
- UPR28: Joint civil society submissions on human rights in Japan and Sri Lanka (April 6, 2017)
- Sri Lanka: Joint civil society letter on reprisals against human rights defenders (April 12, 2017)
- UN: Civil society urges Human Rights Council to ensure gender parity (April 27, 2017)
- Racial discrimination in migration (GCM 1st Thematic Discussion, 2017, OS) (May 9, 2017)
- Sri Lanka: Issues of land and sea grabbing on minorities brought to UN (May 11, 2017)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Kenya and Moldova (May 2017) (May 15, 2017)
- Opinion: Gaming the US System: Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration (May 17, 2017)
- Opinion: Populism and Universal Human Rights (May 17, 2017)
- UN: CERD addresses racial discrimination in Canada, Djibouti, Ecuador, Kuwait, New Zealand, Russia, Tajikistan and UAE (August 2017) (May 18, 2017)
- Japan: UN independent expert shows concerns on the limited space for public protest and dissent in Okinawa (May 30, 2017)
- HRC35 Side Event: Freedom of Expression in Okinawa, Japan (12 pm, 16 June) (June 9, 2017)
- Freedom of expression in Okinawa/ Japan (HRC35, 2017, OS) (June 13, 2017)
- Multiple discrimination and violence against Dalit and Buraku women and girls (HRC35, 2017, OS) (June 13, 2017)
- Japan’s arbitrary arrests and detention of Okinawan human rights defender (HRC35, 2017, Joint-OS) (June 15, 2017)
- Challenges of human rights defenders working against racial discrimination in the context of counter-terrorism (HRC35, 2017, OS) (June 19, 2017)
- “Open space for protest must be created in Okinawa”, collective voice to Japan (16 June 2017) (June 21, 2017)
- Joint Communiqué: States renewed half of the members of the CERD (June 27, 2017)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 23 is out (June 28, 2017)
- Quick glance: 2017 Election of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (June 29, 2017)
- Japan: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on minority women and buraku discrimination (July 25, 2017)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Canada, Djibouti, Ecuador, Kuwait, New Zealand, Russia, Tajikistan and UAE (August 2017) (August 29, 2017)
- Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC36, 2017, WS) (September 12, 2017)
- Hate crimes in USA, Rohingyas in Myanmar and Sri Lanka’s transitional justice (HRC36, 2017, OS) (September 12, 2017)
- Human rights defenders in Bangladesh and Okinawa, Japan (HRC36, 2017, OS) (September 19, 2017)
- HRC36 Side Event: Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka (12 pm, 26 September) (September 22, 2017)
- Data collection to counter intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls (HRC36, 2017, OS) (September 25, 2017)
- Racial discrimination and civil society participation (HRC36, 2017, OS) (September 26, 2017)
- Sri Lanka: Alternative follow-up report to CERD (October 3, 2017)
- Japan: UPR must ask Japan to combat racial discrimination (October 12, 2017)
- UN: CERD addresses racial discrimination in Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Serbia and Slovakia (November 2017) (October 15, 2017)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 24 is out (October 17, 2017)
- UPR28: Pakistan must act immediately to protect Dalits against forced disappearances, slavery and discrimination (November 13, 2017)
- TB-Net Event: Promoting Quality, Independence and Diversity of Treaty Body Membership (1:30 pm, 2 November) (November 15, 2017)
- UPR28: Japan must act upon UPR to combat racial discrimination (November 16, 2017)
- UPR28: Japan must end human rights violations in Okinawa (November 17, 2017)
- Human rights situation in Burma/Myanmar (HRC Special Session 27, 2017, Joint-OS) (December 6, 2017)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Serbia and Slovakia (December 2017) (December 11, 2017)
- UN: CERD addresses racial discrimination in Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden (April 2018) (January 15, 2018)
- Japan: Civil society appeals to Foreign Minister to support UPR recommendations on racial discrimination (January 24, 2018)
- Nepal: CERD training for Dalit civil society (February 19, 2018)
- Japan: Joint NGO statement against shooting at Headquarters of General Association of Korean Residents (March 5, 2018)
- HRC37 Side Event: Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka (4 pm, 5 March) (March 5, 2018)
- HRC37 Side Event: Circular Migration and Youth (2 pm, 14 March) (March 8, 2018)
- UN treaty body strengthening through follow-up procedures and membership (HRC37, 2018, Joint-OS) (March 8, 2018)
- Minorities in Asia Pacific, Dalits and Burakumin (HRC37, 2018, OS) (March 14, 2018)
- International Symposium: UN Guidance Tool on Descent-Based Discrimination (12 April, Tokyo) (March 16, 2018)
- Human rights defenders and racial discrimination (HRC37, 2018, OS) (March 19, 2018)
- UPR of Japan (HRC37, 2018, OS) (March 19, 2018)
- UPR of Sri Lanka (HRC37, 2018, OS) (March 19, 2018)
- Transitional justice, impunity and minority rights in Sri Lanka (HRC37, 2018, OS) (March 22, 2018)
- HRC37 Event Report: Circular Migration and Youth (14 March 2018) (March 29, 2018)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 25 is out (April 4, 2018)
- Declaration for the Elimination of Descent-Based Discrimination (2018) (April 13, 2018)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden (May 2018) (May 15, 2018)
- Joint NGO Submission to the 30th Meeting of Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2018) (May 25, 2018)
- TB-Net Statement: 30th Meeting of Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2018) (May 25, 2018)
- TB-Net Event: Promoting Quality, Independence and Diversity of Treaty Body Membership (1 June, New York) (May 28, 2018)
- CERD 96th session: Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Japan, Latvia, Mauritius, Montenegro (August 2018) (May 30, 2018)
- HRC38 Side Event: #DalitWomenFight against Caste-Based Violence (12 pm, 21 June) (June 13, 2018)
- Human rights defenders and CERD (HRC38, 2018, OS) (June 19, 2018)
- HRC38 Event Report: #DalitWomenFight against Caste-Based Violence (21 June 2018) (June 28, 2018)
- Racial discrimination against non-citizens (HRC38, 2018, OS) (July 2, 2018)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 26 is out (July 6, 2018)
- Japan: Joint civil society report to CERD on racial discrimination in the country (July 16, 2018)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Japan, Latvia, Mauritius and Montenegro (August 2018) (August 31, 2018)
- Human rights to water and sanitation for Dalits in India (HRC39, 2018, Joint-OS) (September 10, 2018)
- Racist hate speech in politics and transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC39, 2018, OS) (September 11, 2018)
- Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka (HRC39, 2018, OS) (September 12, 2018)
- Human rights violations against minorities in Myanmar and India (HRC39, 2018, OS) (September 18, 2018)
- Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka (HRC39, 2018, WS) (September 24, 2018)
- Human rights defenders cooperating with UN for non-racial discrimination (HRC39, 2018, OS) (September 25, 2018)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 27 is out (October 9, 2018)
- CERD 97th session: Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar, Republic of Korea (Nov-Dec 2018) (October 11, 2018)
- UPR33: Status of Nicaragua’s reporting obligations to UN Treaty Bodies (October 12, 2018)
- Side Event: Role of the Parliament of Sri Lanka in Protecting Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law (1 pm, 22 November) (November 20, 2018)
- Bangladesh: Human rights violations in November (December 10, 2018)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and the Republic of Korea (December 14, 2018)
- TB-Net: Summary Report – “TB-Net Event on Treaty Body Elections” (15 November 2018) (December 18, 2018)
- IMADR Anniversary Booklet: Thirty Years of Fighting Racism (December 18, 2018)
- CERD 98th session: Andorra, Guatemala, Hungary, Lithuania, Zambia (April-May 2019) (February 7, 2019)
- NGOs call for an inclusive review process on treaty body strengthening (February 19, 2019)
- Japan: Joint NGO follow-up report on the freedom of expression (February 22, 2019)
- HRC40 Side Event: Reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (13h30, 28 February) (February 22, 2019)
- Sri Lanka: Need for time-bound plan for implementation of commitments to the Human Rights Council (February 26, 2019)
- “UN monitoring on Sri Lanka must continue”, civil society calls on Human Rights Council (28 February 2019) (March 5, 2019)
- Dalit women’s enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights (HRC40, 2019, Joint-OS) (March 8, 2019)
- Stateless minorities and discrimination against Dalit women and girls (HRC40, 2019, OS) (March 13, 2019)
- HRC40 Side Event: Role of Civil Society in Transitional Justice Process in Sri Lanka (15h, 18 March) (March 15, 2019)
- Countering racial and ethnic hatred in politics (HRC40, 2019, OS) (March 15, 2019)
- Reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC40, 2019, Joint-OS) (March 20, 2019)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 28 is out (March 27, 2019)
- Combatting racial hatred in political campaign (HRC Intersessional Panel, 2019, OS) (April 2, 2019)
- IMADR urges the Government of Sri Lanka to bring perpetrators of Easter Sunday attacks to justice and protect religious minorities (April 24, 2019)
- Sri Lanka: Joint Urgent Appeal to Provide Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (May 9, 2019)
- Joint NGO submission on Treaty Body Strengthening to UN Secretary-General (2019) (May 9, 2019)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations of Andorra, Guatemala, Hungary, Lithuania and Zambia (May 13, 2019)
- Joint NGO call to end financial crisis at UN human rights mechanisms (May 29, 2019)
- CERD 99th session: Czech Republic, El Salvador, Iceland, Mexico, Mongolia, Poland, State of Palestine (August 2019) (June 5, 2019)
- HRC41 Side Event: #NoCasteLeftBehind – Dalit Women and Gender Justice (2:30 pm, 25 June) (June 20, 2019)
- IMADR Comments on CERD Draft General Recommendation No. 36 on Preventing and Combating Racial Profiling (June 21, 2019)
- TB-Net Statement: 31st Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2019) (June 21, 2019)
- Joint Communiqué – 2019 CERD election set a milestone for gender parity (June 28, 2019)
- Accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC41, 2019, Joint-OS) (July 1, 2019)
- Violence against Dalit women in Nepal (HRC41, 2019, OS) (July 1, 2019)
- Freedom of expression in Okinawa, Japan (HRC41, 2019, Joint-OS) (July 1, 2019)
- Extractivism and indigenous people in West Papua, Indonesia (HRC41, 2019, Joint-OS) (July 8, 2019)
- Racist hate speech against minority protesters in Hong Kong (HRC41, 2019, OS) (July 9, 2019)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 29 is out (July 17, 2019)
- CERD 100th session: Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Ireland, Israel and Uzbekistan (November – December 2019) (August 15, 2019)
- Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Minority Issues: Education, Language and Human Rights of Minorities (20-21 September, Bangkok) (August 16, 2019)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations on the Czech Republic, El Salvador, Iceland, Mexico, Mongolia, Poland and the State of Palestine (August 30, 2019)
- High Commissioner’s oral update and Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka and migration (HRC42, 2019, OS) (September 11, 2019)
- Enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC42, 2019, Joint-OS) (September 11, 2019)
- Arbitrary detention in Okinawa, Japan (HRC42, 2019, OS) (September 13, 2019)
- IMADR Inputs to Human Rights Council Advisory Committee’s study on the total elimination of racism (October 22, 2019)
- Civil Society Proposals – Towards a strengthened UN treaty body system (October 23, 2019)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No. 30 is out (October 24, 2019)
- IMADR submission to UN Special Rapporteur on racism – Role of bots in racist hate speech (November 15, 2019)
- Beijing+25 Regional CSO Forum Workshop: Minority Women – 25 Years as Agents of Change Together (26 November) (November 22, 2019)
- Joint Statement – As the UN anti-racism committee starts its 100th session, NGOs celebrate achievements and stress enormous challenges ahead (November 25, 2019)
- Human rights and minority language education in the Asia Pacific region (FMI12, 2019, OS) (November 28, 2019)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations on Cambodia, Colombia, Ireland, Israel and Uzbekistan (December 17, 2019)
- [POSTPONED] CERD 101st session: Denmark, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Singapore and Switzerland (April – May 2020) (January 7, 2020)
- Japan: Joint NGO report to CEDAW on multiple forms of discrimination (February 7, 2020)
- HRC43 Side Event: Sri Lanka: A failure of justice (28 February) (February 27, 2020)
- Accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC43, 2020, Joint-OS) (February 28, 2020)
- Civil society participation in regional forums on minority issues (HRC43, 2020, OS) (March 11, 2020)
- Civil society and human rights of people of African descent (HRC43, 2020, Joint-OS) (March 13, 2020)
- Video clip – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March) (March 19, 2020)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.31 is out (April 1, 2020)
- TB-Net Statement: COVID-19 pandemic and UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (April 9, 2020)
- Economic, social and cultural rights and COVID-19 (HRC virtual informal conversation, 2020, Joint WS) (April 20, 2020)
- Civil and political rights and COVID-19 (HRC virtual informal conversation, 2020, Joint WS) (April 20, 2020)
- United Nations’ COVID-19 response (HRC virtual informal conversation, 2020, Joint WS) (April 20, 2020)
- COVID-19: Report incident of racism and discrimination (April 21, 2020)
- Joint NGO letter – UN treaty bodies must continue to monitor States’ compliance with their human rights obligations during the COVID-19 crisis (May 11, 2020)
- Japan: NGO Joint Statement Calling for the Provision of the “Cash Handouts to Support Students” to All the Students in Need (May 25, 2020)
- TB-Net Statement: Informal Meeting of Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2020) (June 2, 2020)
- USA: IMADR condemns the police killing of George Floyd and racial discrimination in the United States (June 5, 2020)
- Submission – COVID-19 and the rise of nationalist and religious extremism in Sri Lanka (June 12, 2020)
- COVID-19 pandemic, racism and discrimination (HRC43, 2020, OS) (June 16, 2020)
- Racism in law enforcement and related human rights violations in the United States (HRC43, 2020, OS) (June 18, 2020)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.32 is out (June 25, 2020)
- CERD 101st session (online): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, Latvia, Mauritania, Mauritius, China, Honduras, Norway, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (August 2020) (July 3, 2020)
- Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in Sri Lanka (HRC44, 2020, Joint-OS) (July 10, 2020)
- Racial discrimination and digital technologies (HRC44, 2020, Joint-OS) (July 16, 2020)
- Webinar “Race matters: Examining the workings of race and gender in the UN human rights system” (13 August 2020) (August 5, 2020)
- Joint Statement: 101st session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (August 5, 2020)
- Joint civil society submissions – Co-facilitation process on treaty body review 2020 (August 28, 2020)
- TB-Net Statements: Informal consultation on the state of the UN human rights treaty body system (August 28, 2020)
- High Commissioner’s update on country situations and the UN financial crisis (HRC45, 2020, OS) (September 15, 2020)
- Human rights to water and sanitation for Dalits in India (HRC45, 2020, OS) (September 16, 2020)
- Transitional justice in Sri Lanka (HRC45, 2020, Joint-OS) (September 17, 2020)
- Webinar on Racism in East Asia “The Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers” (29 September 2020) (September 18, 2020)
- Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka (HRC45, 2020, WS) (September 18, 2020)
- Reprisals against indigenous human rights defenders (HRC45, 2020, OS) (September 23, 2020)
- CERD 102nd session (online): Cuba, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro and the Republic of Korea (November 2020) (September 24, 2020)
- Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 20th Anniversary (HRC45, 2020, OS) (October 1, 2020)
- Joint civil society letter for treaty body reviews in the COVID-19 context (October 5, 2020)
- UN: CERD adopted urgent actions and follow-up letters at the first online session (October 6, 2020)
- UN: CERD adopts follow-up letters to Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Honduras, Japan, Latvia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Norway, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (October 6, 2020)
- Webinar on Racism in East Asia: “Racism and domestic law” (27 October 2020) (October 16, 2020)
- IMADR Comments on CMW Draft General Comment No. 5 on immigration detention (October 21, 2020)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.33 is out (October 22, 2020)
- Japan: Joint NGO report to UN Human Rights Committee on the state of racial discrimination (November 12, 2020)
- Statement: 102nd session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (November 16, 2020)
- Intersectional approach to hate speech against minorities in social media (FMI13, 2020, OS) (November 20, 2020)
- UN: CERD adopts follow-up letters to Cuba, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro and the Republic of Korea (November 30, 2020)
- UN: Summary of the CERD 102nd session (December 4, 2020)
- Summary Report – Racism in East Asia (2020) (December 10, 2020)
- Joint NGO response to the report on the state of the UN human rights treaty body system (December 17, 2020)
- Joint Statement on International Migrants Day: Stop the Pandemic of Racism in the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic (December 18, 2020)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.34 is out (December 21, 2020)
- Open NGO letter for UN Human Rights Council’s actions on Sri Lanka (February 22, 2021)
- CERD 103rd session: Belgium (April 2021) (February 22, 2021)
- Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka (HRC46, 2021, OS) (February 25, 2021)
- Statement: “Problem of Ramseyer’s Article on Buraku: from the Perspective of Human Rights and Non-Discrimination” (March 8, 2021)
- Online Event: Re-thinking for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in the face of Pandemic (17 March) (March 10, 2021)
- Hate speech against minorities in social media (HRC46, 2021, OS) (March 15, 2021)
- HRC46 Side Event: The Impact of Online Caste-Hate Speech (22 March 2021) (March 18, 2021)
- Regional Webinar: “Refugee Protection in East Asia: Changes and Challenges” (2 April 2021) (March 19, 2021)
- Police violence against the Afro-Brazilians (HRC46, 2021, Joint-OS) (March 19, 2021)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.35 is out (March 31, 2021)
- UN: CERD follow-up letters to Iceland, Jordan, Mexico, Poland and the State of Palestine (May 4, 2021)
- UN: CERD adopted concluding observations on Belgium at 103rd session (May 10, 2021)
- CERD 104th session: Lebanon and the Netherlands (August 2021) (June 2, 2021)
- TB-Net Statement: 33rd Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2021) (June 7, 2021)
- Regional Webinar: “Government Education Policies and Barriers to Inclusion” (6 July 2021) (June 18, 2021)
- Treaty bodies and the growing backlog of State party reports (HRC47, 2021, Joint-OS) (June 22, 2021)
- Joint Communiqué: 2021 CERD election today – Need for greater geographic diversity and competition in future (June 24, 2021)
- HRC47 Side Event: African, Extracontinental and Afro-descent Migration in Latin America (7 July 2021) (June 30, 2021)
- Dalit women in India and the socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (HRC47, 2021, OS) (July 6, 2021)
- Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Minority Issues: Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities (7-8 September, Online) (July 7, 2021)
- Accountability for violent and racist police practices against the Afro-Brazilians (HRC47, 2021, Joint-OS) (July 12, 2021)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.36 is out (July 27, 2021)
- Sri Lanka: Release Hejaaz Hizbullah and others denied due process under abusive law (July 28, 2021)
- Submissions – 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) (August 4, 2021)
- Joint NGO Statement: Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan (August 17, 2021)
- UN: CERD follow-up letters to Colombia, El Salvador, Lithuania and Uzbekistan (September 1, 2021)
- CERD 104th session summary: Lebanon and the Netherlands (September 2, 2021)
- Open Appeal: Create UN Investigative Mechanism on Afghanistan (September 13, 2021)
- Regional Webinar: “Bringing Stakeholders Together Against Hate Speech” (7 October 2021) (September 14, 2021)
- High Commissioner’s oral updates on Afghanistan and Sri Lanka (HRC48, 2021, OS) (September 15, 2021)
- Accountability and enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka (HRC48, 2021, Joint-OS) (September 16, 2021)
- UN human rights system and racial discrimination including caste-based discrimination (HRC48, 2021, OS) (September 30, 2021)
- Racial discrimination in Brazil (HRC48, 2021, Joint-OS) (October 4, 2021)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.37 is out (October 14, 2021)
- CERD 105th session: Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand (November 2021) (October 18, 2021)
- Joint Statement: States must support new UN body to counter anti-Black racism by ensuring the nomination of strong and independent experts (November 30, 2021)
- Summary Report – Racism in East Asia (2021) (December 3, 2021)
- Role of civil society in conflict prevention and minority rights protection (FMI14, 2021, OS) (December 3, 2021)
- CERD 105th session summary: Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand (December 9, 2021)
- Publication: Child-friendly International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and its standards (December 10, 2021)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.38 is out (December 14, 2021)
- CERD 106th session: Bolivia, Cameroon, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg (April 2022) (December 20, 2021)
- Joint NGO Letter: Protect Marginalized Groups in South Korea (December 20, 2021)
- Joint NGO submission to the UN Secretary General – Status of the human rights treaty body system (January 28, 2022)
- Sri Lanka: Joint NGO Statement in Solidarity with Sri Lankan Human Rights Defender Ambika Satkunanathan (February 16, 2022)
- CERD 106th session summary: Cameroon, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg (May 10, 2022)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.39 is out (May 20, 2022)
- CERD 107th session summary: Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Suriname, United States of America, Zimbabwe (September 6, 2022)
- Newsletter E-CONNECT No.40 is out (December 6, 2022)
- CERD 108th session summary: Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia, and Jamaica (December 20, 2022)
- Monitor for European Parliament Resolution on EU-Japan Relations (February 9, 2024)
- 3rd March: 102nd Anniversary of Suiheisha Declaration (February 28, 2024)
- 21 March－International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 18, 2024)
- Intersectional Feminism－ The Interview Series (March 29, 2024)
- One Hundred Years of Buraku Liberation Movement and International Solidarity (April 4, 2024)
- IMADR Submitted Contribution to the CERD- CMW Joint General Comment/ Recommendation (April 23, 2024)
- CERD 112th session summary: Albania, Mexico, Qatar, the Republic of Moldova and San Marino (April 30, 2024)
- IMADR Submitted Contribution to General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/234 (July 3, 2024)
- CERD 113th session summary: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela (August 29, 2024)
- CERD 114th session summary:Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia (December 16, 2024)
- Recap on a Post-CEDAW Event (January 31, 2025)
- 【Event Recap】Act Now! Time to adopt anti-discrimination law in Japan (March 26, 2025)
- CERD 115th session summary: Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine (May 14, 2025)
- Justice for Kazuo Ishikawa, Sayama Case (May 27, 2025)
- Joint NGO Statement: URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THE UN TREATY BODIES (June 16, 2025)
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Publications
- 9 Descent – Based Discrimination (October 15, 2004)
- 10 Human Trafficking And Racism (December 15, 2006)
- 11. The Struggle For Human Rights and Peace in Sri Lanka (March 15, 2009)
- 12 Minority Women Rise Up (July 15, 2009)
- Reality of Buraku Discrimination in Japan: History, Situation, Challenges (November 16, 2012)
- Dalits in India (Outcastes): History, Situation, Challenges (November 16, 2012)
- 13 Contemporary Forms of Racial Discrimination (January 23, 2013)
- ICERD and CERD: A Guide for Civil Society Actors (June 13, 2020)
- Child-friendly ICERD and its standards (December 13, 2021)