A/HRC/31/74
D.
Comparison of the relevant procedures of other treaties
22.
At its 5th meeting, on 15 July, Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political,
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section of the Human Rights Treaties Division at
OHCHR presented a comparative overview of the relevant procedures of the treaty bodies.
A summary of the presentations and the discussion with the meeting participants that
followed is provided in annex I to the present report.
E.
Procedural gaps with regard to the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
23.
At its 7th meeting, on 16 July, the Ad Hoc Committee considered the topic “Further
elaboration of the views of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on
key elements with regard to procedural gaps and best ways to address them (follow-up to
the 2007 study and the different presentations given and proposals made to the Ad Hoc
Committee in accordance with its mandate)” (see A/HRC/28/81, para. 97 (b) (i)). A
summary of the discussion on that topic is provided in annex I to the present report.
F.
Sport and racism
24.
At the 9th meeting, on 20 July, the Committee considered the issue of racism and
sport. Todd Crosset, Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Delia Douglas, Professor
at the University of British Columbia, and Benjamin Cohen, Head of Governance and Legal
Affairs, International Basketball Federation gave presentations on the topic. The discussion
on racism and sport continued later that day at the 10th meeting, in which Gerd
Dembowski, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Manager at the Sustainability Department
of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Daniela Wurbs of the
organization Football Supporters Europe and Des Tomlinson of the Football Association of
Ireland made presentations to the Ad Hoc Committee. A summary of the presentations and
the discussion with the meeting participants that followed is provided in annex I to the
present report.
G.
Panel discussion to provide a comparative perspective on national,
regional and subregional mechanisms
25.
At its 11th meeting, on 21 July, a panel discussion was held to provide a
comparative perspective on national, regional, and subregional mechanisms. Unfortunately,
the person who had been scheduled to speak on the African Union human rights system that
addresses racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Michelo
Hansungule from the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, was unable to
attend the session in Geneva owing to a travel constraint. Linda Ravo from the Directorate
for Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship at the European Commission and Lyal S.
Sunga, Head of the Rule of Law Programme at the Hague Institute for Global Justice,
participated in the panel discussion. A summary of the discussion is provided in annex I to
the present report.
H.
General discussion and exchange of views, 12th meeting
26.
On 21 July, the Ad Hoc Committee held a general discussion and exchange of views
at its 12th meeting. The Chair-Rapporteur asked delegations to consider how to move
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