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ANA reports that trade union Solidarity will be submitting an "early warning complaint" to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva, Switzerland, the union said on Sunday.
The complaint will focus on the potential consequences of racial slurs and hate speech that targeted minorities, Solidarity CEO Dirk Hermann indicated. "There is a particular focus on the inadequacy of government and institutions such as the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in this regard. Solidarity’s complaint is lodged in terms of the committee’s early warning and urgent action procedure," he indicated. In its collective complaint, Solidarity will be requesting the CERD to launch a formal inquiry into the matter by requesting information from organisations such as the SAHRC as well as from government, and to send a delegation to SA to investigate the situation on the ground. Solidarity would also request the UN’s Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) to send a delegation to SA to investigate its complaint. The complaint has resulted from a Solidarity research report and conference that investigated and analysed the phenomenon of selective racism.
- Read this report in full at IOL News
- Read Solidarity’s press statement in this regard at Solidarity online
- See too, VN gevra om rasseuitsprake in SA te ondersoek, at Maroela Media
- And also, Solidariteit gaan by VN kla oor 'dubbele standaarde', at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
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