Assessing Anti-Discrimination Mandates Under The United Nations System With Reference To The Durban Declaration & Programme Of Action
- IJLLR Journal
- Jul 27
- 1 min read
Udit Sharma, Ph.D. Research Scholar at Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
ABSTRACT
The foundations of human rights and rule of law lie on the tenet of equality. It ensures that any entity- be it a sovereign state or an individual, are held at the same standards as their counterparts. Any unjust discrimination would violate the structure and mandate of human rights. The United Nations Organisation has been established on the core principle of equality of all. It therefore ensures that no discrimination is meted out to anyone across the world. The anti-discrimination mandate under the United Nations System includes various deliberations made in respect to human rights in general and preventing discrimination in particular. This article would assess the anti- discrimination directives of the United Nations in respect to these deliberations. It would specifically focus on the World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban in the year 2001. The article would look into the declaration made and the programme of action advanced in the said Conference. It would critically examine the declaration and the programme of action in light of contemporary developments and would highlight the reasons for its apparent ineffectiveness. Finally, the article would put forward certain suggestions that can help in making the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action operative in its objective to combat racism, eradicate racial discrimination, disregard Xenophobia and address related intolerance.
