Finding documents and information on the internet (Please note that the information provided in this manual is correct as at 21 July 2000 but is subject to change.) United Nations UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights <http://www.unhchr.ch> A. (Choose) OHCHR programmes — conventional mechanisms (treaty-monitoring bodies) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination <http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cerd.htm> ¥ introduction ¥ Press releases ¥ sessions (State party reports, Concluding Observations) since 50th session in March 1997 ¥ individual complaints <http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/8/art14.htm> ¥ Overview of procedure ¥Statistical survey of individual complaints considered ¥ Jurisprudence (selected decisions) ¥ Other communications/complaints procedures Introduction — Fact Sheet 7: Communications Procedures — (general information on various communication procedures) ¥Model questionnaires for communications/complaints B. (Choose) OHCHR programme documents Treaty bodies database <http://www.unhchr.ch/tbsdoc.nsf> ¥ Committee members ¥ Reporting status ¥ Status of ratification ¥ Documents by treaty Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ¥ Jurisprudence (communications considered under Art. 14) ¥ State party report ¥ Concluding Observations/comments ¥ Summary record ¥ Additional info from state party ¥ Sessional/annual report of Committee ¥ Basic reference document incl. ¥ General guidelines regarding the form and contents of reports to be submitted by states parties under Article 9, paragraph 1, of the convention ¥ Rules of procedure ¥ Other treaty-related documents ¥ Decision ¥ General comments (General Recommendations) ¥ Provisional agenda ¥ Review of implementation C. (Choose) treaties — International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (under Prevention of discrimination ) <http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/d_icerd.htm> Full text of ICERD United Nations, Headquarters <http://www.un.org> (Choose) International Law — Treaties — United Nations treaty collections — Sample access Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General <http://untreaty.un.org/English/sample/ EnglishInternetBible/bible.asp> (Choose) — Chapter IV (Human Rights) — International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination <http://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/ bible/englishinternetbible/partI/chapterIV/treaty2.asp Status of ICERD (list of states parties to ICERD, Reservations, Declarations made under Article 14, etc.) Others Interights international law reports: On-line database engine on recent decisions of tribunals applying international human rights law <http://www.interights.org/ search.asp> (Choose) ICERD under treaties / (choose) CERD under organs Recent communications considered by CERD ICERD: A GUIDE FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 47