TTHE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: A GUIDE FOR NGOS © Minority Rights Group and IMADR, 2001 All rights reserved. Material from this publication may be reproduced for teaching or other non-commercial purposes. No part may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes without the prior express permission of the copyright holders. For further information please contact MRG. A CIP catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. ISBN 1 897693 73 7. Published January 2001. Typeset by Kavita Graphics Printed on recycled paper. Acknowledgements MRG and IMADR gratefully acknowledge the support of the British Government Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all the organizations and individuals who gave financial and other assistance for this publication. IMADR and MRG are grateful to all the staff and independent expert readers who contributed to this publication, in particular Geoffrey Gowlland and Ryo Onoyama (IMADR Editors), and Margot Salomon (MRG Programme Coordinator) and Katrina Payne (MRG Reports Editor). THE AUTHORS The authors of this manual are staff of IMADR. Atsuko Tanaka, IMADR Representative to the United Nations, is the main author with assistance from Yoshinobu Nagamine, and with special cooperation of Theo van Boven, member of IMADR’s Board of Directors. MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL (MRG) MRG is an international non-governmental organization working to secure rights for ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities worldwide, and to promote cooperation between communities. INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM (IMADR) All orders for this manual should be sent to MRG. IMADR is an international non-profit, non-governmental human rights organization devoted to eliminating all forms of discrimination around the world. Forging international solidarity among discriminated-against minorities and advancing the international regime of human rights. Founded in 1988 by one of Japan’s largest minorities, the Burakumin, IMADR has grown to be a global network of concerned citizens and minority groups with regional committees in Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe. IMADR engages in projects in the following five programme areas: elimination of racism and racial discrimination; international protection of minority rights; empowerment of the victims of multiple discrimination; facilitation of indigenous peoples’ development. IMADR is in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). For more information contact: For more information contact: Minority Rights Group International 379 Brixton Road London SW9 7DE UK IMADR 3-5-11 Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0032 Japan MRG: ● Commissions and publishes well-researched and accessible Reports, Books and Papers on minority issues. ● Promotes minority rights through direct advocacy in international forums and in dialogue with governments. ● Builds on a global network of like-minded organizations and minority communities to cooperate on minority rights issues. Tel: +44 (0)20 7978 9498 Fax: +44 (0)20 7738 6265 E-mail: minority.rights@mrgmail.org Website: www.minorityrights.org Tel: + 81 3 3586 7447 Fax: + 81 3 3586 7462 E-mail: imadris@imadr.org Website: www.imadr.org