UIC Law International Human Rights Clinic Honors National Human Rights Day by Publishing a Summary Record of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 107th Review Session of the United States
Retrieved on:
Thursday, December 7, 2023
This inspired more than 60 human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) .
Key Points:
- This inspired more than 60 human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) .
- After engaging in human rights advocacy at the United Nations CERD in 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Human Rights Clinic releases a Summary of Record of the 107th Review of the United States in relation to its obligations under the treaty.
- The Summary of Record is an example of how the International Human Rights Clinic continues its domestication of international human rights by bridging the gap between international human rights advocacy and pressing human rights issues in the United States.
- The UIC International Human Rights Clinic offers law students a background in human rights advocacy through practical experience in working on international human rights cases and projects.