A/51/301 English Page 21 personal documentation. Besides that, the federal Government is establishing a tripartite working group on the elimination of discrimination in employment, with a view to enforcing, in partnership with the International Labour Organization, observance of ILO Convention 111 in relation to persons of African descent, women and underprivileged people. Both mechanisms are, of course, intended to be complementary." 48. In addition to measures that are specifically designed to combat racism and racial discrimination, the Special Rapporteur also hopes that the national human rights programme recently elaborated on the initiative of President Cardoso will contribute to the full enjoyment of human rights. In this context, the investigation into the problem of the sterilization of Black women, which he proposed in his mission report, should be carried out. B. Judicial measures 49. In Rio de Janeiro, the sentencing of one of the police officers implicated in the Candelaria massacre of 1993 (massacre of seven street children in front of the Church of Candelaria) to 20 years in prison also demonstrates the Brazilian authorities’ will to tackle head on the violations of the rights of the child by the police forces or by death squads. 50. Also worthy of mention in this section is the appointment in Sydney, Australia, of the first aborigine judge. The appointment of Mr. Bob Bellear is the result of the reconciliation policy followed by the Australian authorities for a number of years. 51. In Germany, the American Neo-Nazi Gary Lauck, accused of the large-scale dissemination of racist propaganda in Germany and of inciting racial hatred in violation of the penal code, was brought before a criminal court in Hamburg in September 1995 following his extradition from Denmark. V. INITIATIVES BY CIVIL SOCIETY 52. Commitment on the part of non-governmental organizations, unions and community associations is essential in order to thwart manifestations of racism and racial discrimination. This has been particularly apparent in France, where community organizations unanimously condemned the report of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigration. Five judiciary organizations, including the Association of Judges and Prosecutors and the trade union known as the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT) - legal section, the Union of French Lawyers (SAF), the International League against Racism and antiSemitism, the Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples, Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and the French Association of Democratic Jurists denounced the risks to the enjoyment of human rights inherent in the proposals of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry, thus compelling the Government to defer the elaboration of a draft act incorporating these proposals. 25/ On Saturday, 15 June 1996, a demonstration of 10,000 people, called by a number of anti-racist associations, was held in Paris to condemn discrimination against immigrants and, in particular, the negative impact of the /...