Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/convention-on-the-elimination-of-all-forms-of-racial-discrimination

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the legal status?A binding international human rights treaty
2. What is the date of adoption by UN general assembly?December 21, 1965
3. What is the Big Promise to Stop Racism?It is a special agreement called the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Countries promise to stop racism and treat everyone fairly.
4. When was this promise made?The agreement was decided in 1965 and started to work in 1969.

Racial Discrimination: Any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
States Parties: Countries that have formally agreed to be bound by the terms of an international treaty, such as ICERD.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD): An independent body of experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention by states parties.