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A Template to Submit Information to the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Overview: The following is a suggested template for U.S. Civil Society submissions to the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent[UNWGEPAD or Working Group].
A Template to Submit Information to the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws".
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February 2017 ED Message
As I assumed my new role as the Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network (USHRN), the communities I care most about braced for a new federal administration brought to power using fear, hate, division, exploitation, greed, and extraction.
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USHRN Statement on the release of Marissa Alexander
"Without you, today would not be possible."
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USHRN Board Chair on Special Rapporteur Visit
UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking Recommends that the U.S. Adopt a Stronger Focus on Labor Exploitation and Cease Prostitution Arrests
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Blog post on FIHRE from 2015 Fellow, Adofo Minka
As a 2015 Fighting Injustice through Human Rights Education (FIHRE) fellow, I felt that FIHRE provided a space where people from different backgrounds, geographical regions, generations and understandings of human rights could come together and share their experiences and what they have found to be best practices to advance human rights work in the United States.
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