ICERD and CERD: A Guide for Civil Society Actors Prepared by Daisuke SHIRANE (IMADR Geneva Office) This Guide is prepared in order to provide practical information to civil society actors, e.g. NGOs, minority groups, indigenous peoples, and especially those who are facing various issues of racial discrimination in their society. It provides information on: ICERD, the Convention (PART I); the work of CERD (PART II); and how civil society actors can engage with them (PART III). This book should serve as a practical tool for all those who want to learn about ICERD and CERD, and in paticular those who seek to effectively utilise ICERD and engage with CERD in order to combat all forms of racial discrimination on the ground. It can also be used as a tool in human rights teaching and training. It is our pleasure, if this publication could help you in your combat against racism and racial discrimination and we hope you find it useful. You can also download an electronic version of the Guide at our website: www.imadr.org. Any updated and related information on ICERD, CERD and our work can be found there too. Copyright © 2011 The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) www.imadr.org International Secretariat 6 F, 1-7-1 Irifune, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0042 Japan Tel: +81 (0)3 6280 3100 Fax: +81 (0)3 6280 3102 Email: imadr@imadr.org Geneva Office 150, Route de Ferney, C.P. 2100 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)22 791 6263 Fax: +41 (0)22 791 6480 Email: geneva@imadr.org US $ 10.00