--- On Mon, 3/12/12, RDIABO <rdi...@rogers.com> wrote:
From: RDIABO <rdi...@rogers.com> Subject: Fw: Chiefs of Ontario To: undisclosed-recipi...@yahoo.com Received: Monday, March 12, 2012, 7:54 AM FYI From: First Peoples Human Rights Coalition Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 8:44 AM To: i...@firstpeoplesrights.org Subject: Chiefs of Ontario >From the announcement below: "The Chiefs of Ontario, and over 20 Indigenous nations and organizations, held Canada accountable during the country’s periodic review February 22-23, 2012, by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)." _____________________________ CHIEFS OF ONTARIO United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) http://chiefs-of-ontario.org/PageContent/Default.aspx?SectionID=4&SectionHeadlineID=291 The Chiefs of Ontario, and over 20 Indigenous nations and organizations, held Canada accountable during the country’s periodic review February 22-23, 2012, by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). CERD is an independent body of experts that monitors countries party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. CERD monitors the implementation of the Convention by reviewing periodic reports submitted by states. Alternate, or shadow, reports by First Nations and non-governmental organizations are welcomed to supplement government-generated reports. CERD is the key UN body which protects against racism, human rights violations, and affirms the observation of the minimum standards within the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Read the Chiefs of Ontario’s Alternate Report to CERD HERE. Read all other NGO Alternate Reports, Canada’s report, and CERD’s concluding observations HERE. Video Archives of Canada’s review can be found HERE. Copyright © 2008 Chiefs of Ontario. All rights Reserved.
