December 21 in History
1965 – International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a third-generation UN human rights instrument that commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. The Convention also requires its parties to outlaw hate speech, criminalize membership in racist organizations and 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. It was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations General Assembly on December 21 1965, and entered into force on January 4, 1969. As of July 2020, it has 88 signatories and 182 parties.
The Convention is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
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