Brasil faz doação para a criação da Relatoria sobre Discriminação Racial na OEA
Brasil faz doação para a criação da Relatoria sobre Discriminação Racial na OEA
Hoje, segunda-feira, 28 de fevereiro, o Governo do Brasil terá uma audiência
junto à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) da Organização dos
Estados Americanos (OEA) sobre casos de violações dos direitos humanos.Nessa
audiência, o Secretário-Executivo da Secretaria Especial da Presidência da
República para Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial, Douglas Martins, irá
entregar um cheque de 65.000 dólares a título de contribuição voluntária do
Brasil à criação da Relatoria Especial da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos
Humanos sobre os direitos dos Afrodescendentes e sobre a Discriminação Racial.
A CIDH decidiu criar, em 25 de fevereiro, a relatoria sobre os direitos dos
Afrodescendentes e sobre a Discriminação Racial . Envio abaixo o texto do
comunicado de imprensa da CIDH, divulgado na sexta-feira passada. O Brasil é um
dos responsáveis diretos pela criação dessa relatoria. Além disso, o Governo do
Brasil está preparando um projeto de resolução na próxima Assembléia Geral da
OEA que propõe a criação de um Grupo de Trabalho Encarregado de Elaborar uma
Convenção Interamericana Contra o Racismo e toda Forma de Discriminação e
Intolerância. A Assembléia Geral da OEA se realizará entre 5 e 7 de junho
próximos, em Fort Lauderdale, Flórida,
Para contatar a Douglas Martins, Secretário-Executivo da Secretaria Especial da
Presidência da República para Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial, favor
chamar 1 202 458 3508, ou através do email lcoimbra@oas.org (A/C Luiz Coimbra).
IACHR CREATES SPECIAL RAPPORTEURSHIP
ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS OF AFRICAN DESCENT, AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
N° 3/05
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is very pleased to
announce the creation of a Special Rapporteurship on the rights of persons of
African descent and on racial discrimination. The functions of Special
Rapporteur were assigned to Commissioner Clare K. Roberts, recently elected
President of the IACHR.
The Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of People of Afro-Descendants and
Against Racial Discrimination will dedicate itself to activities of stimulating,
systematizing, reinforcing and consolidating the action of the Inter-American
Commission on the rights of people of African-descendent and racial
discrimination.
In this perspective, the core objectives of the Special Rapporteurship will
include work with OAS Member States for the following purposes: to generate
awareness of the states’ duty to respect the human rights of afro-descendants
and on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination; to analyze the
current challenges that confront countries of the region in this area, formulate
recommendations designed to overcome the obstacles and identifying and sharing
best practices in the region with respect to this matter; to monitor, and
provide any technical assistance requested by member States in the
implementation of the recommendations in national law and practice.
Within the Commission, the Rapporteurship will work to stimulate, systematize,
reinforce and consolidate the action of the Inter-American Commission on the
rights of people of African-descendent and racial discrimination; to comply with
the mandates of the OAS General Assembly to the Commission related to
Afro-descendants, racism and racial discrimination; to support the work of the
Commission related to Afro-descendants and racial discrimination such as:
- Prepare reports and special studies on the rights of afro-descendants and,
more broadly, studies on issues pertaining to elimination of racial
discrimination;
- Analyze complaints of racism and racial discrimination received by the
Commission and convey to the Commission its opinion and recommendations with
regard to those complaints;
- Make recommendations to the Commission regarding hearings to be granted during
regular sessions and participates with the Commission in hearings having to do
with alleged violations. The Special Rapporteurship will also work with the
parties to achieve friendly settlements;
- Undertake consultations and prepare recommendations to member States regarding
the modification of existing laws and articles related to the rights of
afro-descendants and on racial discrimination;
- Accompany the Commission in its in loco visits to the countries of the region.
During the visits, the Office will gather information and investigate the most
relevant problems related to African-descendent and racial discrimination;
- Draft admissibility and merit’s reports as well as thematic, country and
annual reports.
The Special Rapporteur will work with the other Special Rapporteurships of the
Commission in the matters that intersect with afro-descendants and racial
discrimination and their respective mandates. With civil society, the work will
be focused on amplifying awareness in the region of the guarantees and
mechanisms the inter-American human rights system offers for the protection of
the rights of afro-descendants and against racial discrimination. Also, the
Rapporteurship shall maintain a data base on the most current information
received through its informal hemispheric network related to the rights of
people of African-descendent and racial discrimination in member States or
progress in this matter; promote the System through its participation in
education and training activities as well as seminars, conferences and fora,
among others. Finally, the new Special Rapporteurship will work in collaboration
with the pertinent UN Bodies, including CERD, the Working Group of
Afro-descendants, the Special Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination.
Washington, D.C., February 25, 2005
Luiz O. Coimbra
Senior Public Information Specialist
Head of Multimedia-OPRI
Organization of American States
phone: 202 458 3508
fax: 202 458 3928
lcoimbra@oas.org
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