INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PETITION CERD
From 3 to 28 August the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held a historically important session in Geneva. Among its agenda was the examination of a petition by the Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition (IPNC) and the Koani Foundation (Hawaii). CERD is an expert body of 18 members from all regions of the world, and its main function is to monitor State compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…
