A/CONF.189/PC.2/22 page 52 139 In the meantime, the bold monitoring carried out by the Human Rights Committee, including in the area of education, pursuant to article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, should be reinforced and supported. 140 As in the case of refugees’ right to education, which is indeed protected by the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees but for which there is no effective monitoring mechanism. 141 For a detailed study of this question, see Amor, A/CONF.189/PC.1/7, op. cit. (last part of note 67). 142 See A/CONF.189/PC.1/11 (note 97), para. 43. 143 See A/CONF.189/PC.1/11 (note 97), paras. 44 and 50. In addition to national and international non-governmental organizations, several international and regional organizations are particularly well placed to help collect the data and assist States in this regard (ILO, UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, the Council of Europe, etc.). 144 In this connection, see the conclusions of the seminar on the role of the Internet in the light of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (E/CN.4/1998/77/Add.2, paras. 145-159); see also Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/64 entitled “United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education”. 145 See “Consultation on the use of the Internet for the purpose of incitement to racial hatred, racial propaganda and xenophobia” (A/CONF.189/PC.1/5), paras. 5-7. 146 Preface to Katérina Stenou, Les images de l’autre. La différence: du mythe au préjugé, Paris, Seuil-UNESCO, 1998. -----

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