Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
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(8 October 2009)
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(1 July 2009)
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(22 June 2009)
Special Rapporteur at the 11th session of the Human Rights Council
(Geneva, 16 June 2009)
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Special Rapporteur participates in the Wilton Park Conference on Contemporary and Future Human Rights Challenges
(West Sussex, 23 January 2009)
UN experts call for European action to stop violence against Roma (20 November 2008)
Special Rapporteur speaks at the Council of Europe Conference on Human Rights in Culturally Diverse Societies (The Hague, 12 November 2008)
Special Rapporteur briefs the press in New York (4 November 2008)
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Special Rapporteur at the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 3 November 2008)
Statement ¦ Report [E] [F] [S] [A] [C] [R] ¦ UN Press release
Special Rapporteur addresses the 2nd substantive session of the Durban Review Conference
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(Geneva, 6 October 2008)
Special Rapporteur at the 9th session of the Human Rights Council (Geneva, 19 September 2008)
Statement ¦ Report submitted by predecessor [F] ¦ UN Press release
Special Rapporteur speaks at the Africa Regional Meeting for the Durban Review Conference (Abuja, 25 August 2008)
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Introduction
Historical Background
At its forty-ninth session, the Commission on Human Rights appointed, in resolution 1993/20, a Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance. By its resolution 1994/64 of 9 February 1994, the Commission on Human Rights further defined the mandate of the Special Rapporteur. On 28 March 2008, the Human Rights extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a further period of three years.
Mandate
The Special Rapporteur has been mandated by the Human Rights Council resolution 7/34 to focus on a number of issues, listed here.
Working methods
In the discharge of his mandate the Special Rapporteur:
a) Transmits urgent appeals and communications to States on alleged violations regarding contemporary forms of racism, discrimination based on race, xenophobia and related intolerance to the State concerned, in order to induce the national authority to undertake the necessary investigations of all the incidents or individual cases reported. (See Individual Complaints)
b) Undertakes fact-finding country visits.
c) Submits annual reports on the activities foreseen by the mandate to the Commission on Human Rights and the General Assembly.
Special Rapporteurs:
-Mr. Githu Muigai (Kenya), since August 2008.
-Mr. Doudou Diène (Senegal), August 2002-July 2008
-Mr. Maurice Glèlè-Ahanhanzo ( Benin ), 1993 - July 2002
Contact the Special Rapporteur:
Mr. Githu Muigai
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 917 9006
Email: racism@ohchr.org
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