International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination[1]
LocationNew York[2]
Effective4 January 1969[2]
Condition27 ratifications[3]
Signatories88[2]
Parties182[2]
DepositaryUN Secretary-General[4]
LanguagesChinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish[5]
[1]
Membership of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Membership of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination:
  Recognise competence under Article 14
  Do not recognise competence under Article 14
  Signed but not ratified
  Neither signed nor ratified

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.[6] The Convention also requires its parties to criminalize hate speech and criminalize membership in racist organizations.[7]

The Convention also includes an individual complaints mechanism, effectively making it enforceable against its parties. This has led to the development of a limited jurisprudence on the interpretation and implementation of the Convention.

The convention was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 1965,[8] and entered into force on 4 January 1969. As of July 2020, it has 88 signatories and 182 parties.[2]

The Convention is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

  1. ^ "International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)". Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination". United Nations Treaty Collection.
  3. ^ ICERD, Article 19
  4. ^ ICERD, Article 18
  5. ^ ICERD, Article 25
  6. ^ ICERD, Article 2.1
  7. ^ ICERD, Article 4
  8. ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2106 (XX), 21 December 1965.