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damages. Administrative sanctions should also be imposed for words and
images that amount not just to hate speech, but also to stereotyping.
43. The Working Group believes that an international forum for people of
African descent should be established without further delay and that work
should begin on a draft United Nations declaration of the promotion of and full
respect for the human rights of people of African descent as it is essential to
achieving justice and reparations in that regard.
44. The Working Group welcomes the 10-point plan of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) established by the Community’s Reparations
Commission in order to achieve reparatory justice for the region’s indigenous
and African descendant communities who are the victims of crimes against
humanity.
45. The Working Group recognizes that without the essential contribution of
civil society, non-governmental organizations and academics, the fight against
racism, racial discrimination, Afrophobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia and
related intolerance will remain invisible. The link between their work, States
and various United Nations mechanisms must be strengthened and made visible
by joint equitable partnerships. There must be increased support for civil
society engagement with States and the United Nations.
46. The Working Group hopes to have the opportunity to work more closely
regarding the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
(2011-2020) (General Assembly resolution 65/119), and with the African Union,
which launched the African Women’s Decade 2010-2020 in January 2009.
47. The Working Group reminds Member States of the commitments that
they made in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and
encourages them to develop comprehensive national action plans to tackle
racism, such as reinforcing national institutions, legislation, the administration
of justice and creating competent national bodies to adequately investigate
allegations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
48. The Working Group encourages Member States to fully embrace the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is grounded in international
human rights standards and has the imperative of equality and
non-discrimination at its core. The 2030 Agenda provides a framework within
which countries can integrate human rights into national priorities.
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