The Durban Review Conference

The Durban Review Conference is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from April 20 - 24, 2009. The conference will evaluate progress towards the goals set by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, in 2001. Learn more about the conference by going here.

The US Human Rights Network Executive Director, Ajamu Baraka, who is attending the conference in Geneva issued the following statement:

We are concerned and saddened that the Obama Administration has decided to boycott the Durban Review Process. While, there is no doubt that the DRC process presents difficult policy issues, instead of honoring its policy of engagement, the Obama administration issued numerous conditions for its participation, and now has decided to boycott the DRC entirely. We believe this undermines the Administrations commitment to combating racism.

Read the entire statement here.

Resources:

US NGO Joint Statement (PDF)

NGO Orientation Packet (PDF)

Making the Link: Durban Review and the International Convention Against All of Forms of Racial Discrimination (PDF)

Durban Review Conference - Outcome Document (April 21, 2009) (PDF)