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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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