OHCHR calls for information contribution to a database (Submission closes on 21 June)
2 June 2010 12:31 am

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is calling for contribution to a database containing information on practical means to address racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

The collected materials for the database will serve as a reference for Member States, National Human Rights Institutions, UN bodies, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders in furthering their activities to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

Submissions in electronic format are invited on:
– national legislation, including anti-discrimination legislation;
– best practices;
– educational and preventative programmes implemented at national and regional levels;
– academic studies and specialized documents; and
– information on national remedies.

Please send submissions by 21 June 2010 to [email protected]