International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Source: United Nations Publications, December 21, 1965. The United Nations is the author of the original material. Available from <http://www.ohchr.org>. Reproduced by permission.
Introduction: Considered the only international legal document to directly address racial discrimination, the Convention reproduced in part here offers protections for groups that have historically been persecuted within member nations. It offers a wide-reaching definition of racial discrimination, although many nations, even those who have ratified the Convention, dispute certain applications of that definition.
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