CERD Resources

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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
This treaty was ratified by the United States in 1994, making it legally binding.

US Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations upon Ratification
Upon adopting the ICERD, the Senate added this document to limit and clarify its understanding ofthe treaty.

Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Procedure
The treaty monitoring body established under ICERD is called the
Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Every
four years, countries which have ratified the treaty, as the U.S. did
in 1994, must report to the treaty body. The U.S. first reported in 2000, and was reviewed by the Committee in 2001.

Initial Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee
on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2000)

Its second report was overdue, but had been submitted on April 23, 2007. Click here for the government report.

Now that the government report is submitted, groups will have an
opportunity to submit their own "shadow" reports highlighting issues
the U.S. fails to cover or providing additional information.Groups will
be coordinating their submission to prevent excessive duplication of
issues, and to enable pooling of resources between groups with more and
less experience in the process.

To get involved in the coordination process you can join the coordinating listerv, or contact aritchiedc@aol.com.