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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its virtual one hundred and third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the report of Belgium, and a statement on the rise of racial discrimination against Asians and people of Asian descent, in particular racist hate crimes and hate speech.
Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Committee Rapporteur, summing up the activities of the Committee during the session, said the Committee had undertaken its first online country review and thanked Belgium for agreeing to this virtual examination of their twentieth to twenty-second combined periodic report. The concluding observations and recommendations were available here (in French only).
Human Rights Committee raises concerns about past and upcoming elections in dialogue with Kenya
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Gender-based Discrimination, Anti-corruption Measures Also Among Issues Broached
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth report of Kenya on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Committee Experts inquired about measures taken to address the gaps in laws and practices governing elections, particularly the concerns highlighted by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights in its report on the 2017 elections. Had any steps been taken to address the misuse of public office by bribery and inducements, campaigns within and around polling centres, undue influence being exercised on voters, and logistical problems? The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights had meticulously documented allegations of excessive use of force by police officers against civilians both in the run-up to and aftermath of