UN working group for people from Africa

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Arbeitsgruppe für Menschen aus Afrika
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
 
Organization type Working group
Abbreviation WGEPAD
management Ahmed REID
Founded April 25, 2002
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The working group for people from Africa is a special mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council. It has the mandate to investigate the situation of people of African origin in the African Diaspora. In particular, it should make recommendations so that racial discrimination against people of African descent can be overcome.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Commission created this position on April 25, 2002 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. After the UN Human Rights Commission was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006 , the latter is now responsible and oversees. The last extension of the mandate took place on October 9, 2017.

The members of the working group are not employees of the United Nations, but are given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the elected officials is crucial for the impartial performance of their duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

The working group prepares thematic studies and develops guidelines for the improvement of human rights. She makes country visits and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. Their tasks also include checking notifications and making suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. It also carries out follow-up procedures in which it checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly .

Members of the working group

Surname country
Mr. Michal BALCERZAK PolandPoland Poland
Ms. Dominique DAY TuvaluTuvalu Tuvalu
Mr. Ahmed REID JamaicaJamaica Jamaica
Mr. Ricardo A. SUNGA III ThailandThailand Thailand
Mr. Sabelo GUMEDZE South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa

Websites

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Working group for people from Africa. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Creation and mandate. (Word) In: E / CN.4 / RES / 2002/68. UN Human Rights Commission , April 25, 2002, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ UN Human Rights Council. In: Enforce human rights. Published by: German Society for the United Nations e. V. (DGVN), accessed on March 24, 2019 (The Human Rights Council replaced the Human Rights Commission, which until 2006 had been the United Nations' most important body in the protection of human rights, but was increasingly exposed to criticism of its efficiency.).
  4. ↑ Decision of the UN General Assembly to create the Human Rights Council. (pdf) In: UN Res. 60/251. Published by: UN General Assembly , March 15, 2006, p. 1, item 1 , accessed on March 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 36/23. UN Human Rights Council , October 9, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ a b c Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Members. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .