Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Background

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is starting the elaboration of its General Recommendation n°37 on racial discrimination and the right to health under Article 5 (e)(iv) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

To start this process, the Committee will convene a day of general discussion at its 107th session, on 23 August 2022 and is inviting State parties, national human rights institutions, civil society and grassroots organisations, academia, other relevant stakeholders (i.e., health-related entities or laboratories) and international organisations to provide relevant information to participate in this consultation process by providing information on any of the issues raised in this questionnaire [العربية | English | Français | Español] or by making submissions on any other aspects of article 5 (e)(iv) that they deem relevant.

To attend and participate in the day of general discussion, please register here and send a message to ohchr-cerd-gr37@un.org to register in the list of speakers, indicating, if possible the topic of the agenda to be addressed.

Concept Note and draft Agenda - English | Français | Español

This event can be followed live webcast

Submissions received

State parties

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Greece
• Mexico
• Spain

National Human Rights Institutions

• Defensoría Del Pueblo De La Nación República Argentina
• The Slovak National Centre for Human Rights

 
Civil Society

• Action on Smoking & Health (ASH)
• The Center for Reproductive Rights
• Amnesty International
• Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), Saathi, Center for Reproductive Rights, Visible Impact and Yoshan
• Group of Human Rights Defenders
• HRI, IDPC and CDPE
• International Disability Alliance (IDA)
• The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
• Partners for Reproductive Justice (Ipas)
• PROMSEX
• The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), The National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL), Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network (DHRDNet), International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN), AWID and Her Rights Initiative (HRI)
• Women Enabled International (WEI), National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal (NIDWAN)

International and Regional organisations and mechanisms

• European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
• OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)
• World Health Organisation
• The Working Group of Experts on People of African People
  The Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch/DISD/DESA