Human Rights in Africa Lecture Series: Pursuit of Individual Rights and Freedoms at Global Stage

Human Rights in Africa Lecture Series: Pursuit of Individual Rights and Freedoms at Global Stage: Individual Complaints Procedure under UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

1 Brief Background to the Committee

1.1 The Convention

1.2 The Committee

1.3 The Main Functions of the Committee

2 Article 14 of ICERD

2.1 The Need to Make Special Declaration

2.2 The Rights of the Individual and How to Pursue them

2.3 The Type of Communications that have been Submitted to the Committee

2.4 How the Committee Addresses Individual Communications

3 How effective is the Article 14 Mechanism and How could it be Improved

4 Conclusion