Call for Input, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has issued a call for input for civil society organizations in Israel and in the State of Palestine to submit written contributions on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the ad hoc Conciliation Commission (CERD/C/113/3) dated 21 August 2024 (paragraph 56).

The Conciliation Commission made the following two recommendations:

(a) that civil society organizations in both States Parties create a joint platform with Israeli and Palestinian human rights defenders to address questions of racial discrimination and hate speech in both communities; and

(b) that civil society organizations in both States Parties promote common activities towards peace and reconciliation within the territories of both State parties and in the diaspora.