ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) Geneva office would like to thank all the people and staff who have supported this publication, in particular Mr. Patrick THORNBERRY (CERD Member), Ms. Gabriella HABTOM (CERD Secretariat), Ms. Emily HOWIE (Director – Advocacy and Strategic Litigation, Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Australia), Ms. Jade JOHNSTON (IMADR Geneva Office intern) and Ms. Megumi KOMORI (IMADR Under-Secretary-General) for their contribution. THE AUTHOR ICERD and CERD: A Guide for Civil Society Actors is prepared by Mr. Daisuke SHIRANE (IMADR Geneva Office staff). Prior to this guidebook, the Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and IMADR jointly published “The International convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: A Guide for NGOs” in 2001, written by Ms Atsuko TANAKA with assistance of Mr. Yoshinobu NAGAMINE. Since then, there have been many changes in our society and developments in the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The current guide reflects these developments and changes, while taking over the basic idea and some elements from the 2001 publication. IMADR The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) is an international non-profit and non governmental organisation founded in 1988 by one of Japan’s largest minorities, the Buraku people. IMADR has its international secretariat in Tokyo, Japan, a UN liaison office in Geneva, Switzerland, and regional committees, members and partners around the world. IMADR works for the elimination of all forms of discrimination and racism by networking relevant actors, in particular discriminated minorities and grassroots organisations, and exploiting UN human rights system. Against this backdrop IMADR puts special emphasis on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and its promotion among as well as utilisation by civil society actors. For more information, please visit our website: www.imadr.org Any updates on the guidebook will be uploaded there. Copyright Copyright © 2011 The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) Material from this publication may be reproduced for teaching or any other non-commercial purposes as long as IMADR is acknowledged as the source. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes without the prior express permission of the copyright holders.