CERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

116 Session (17 Nov 2025 - 05 Dec 2025)

General Documentation


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Provisional AgendaCERD/C/116/1Annotated provisional agenda View document  CERD/C/116/1 True21
Programme of Work Programme of Work (subject to change) View document  INT/CERD/POW/116/39877 True32
Information from secretariat  Early warning and urgent procedures - Deadline to submit the reports by 25 August 2025   INT/CERD/INF/116 /40242 False93
Information from secretariat  FOLLOW UP Reports - Consideration of Follow-up reports scheduled for the 116th Session: Bolivia, Mexico, Moldova, San Marino and Viet Nam. Deadline to submit the reports is 25 August 2025   INT/CERD/INF/116 /40243 False93
Information from secretariat 116th SESSION - REGISTRATION LINK View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /40251https://indico.un.org/event/1010908/True93
Information from secretariat Information Note for Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /40333 True93
Information from secretariat Information Note for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /40334 True93
Information from secretariat 60th Anniversary of ICERD - Web Page Link View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /40421https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cerd/60th-anniversary-international-convention-elimination-all-forms-racial-discriminationTrue93
Information from secretariat High-Level Commemorative Event – 60th Anniversary of ICERD (4 December 2025) - Registration Link View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /41640https://indico.un.org/event/1020268/True93
Information from secretariat High-Level Commemorative Event – 60th Anniversary of ICERD (4 December 2025) - Concept Note and Programme View document  INT/CERD/INF/116 /42735https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/cerd/icerd60/concept-note-agenda-hl-event-icerd60-4dec2-en-fr-es.pdfTrue93
Information from secretariat  List of issues prior to reporting - Laos, Japan, Panama and Tonga - Deadline to submit the NGOs and NHRIs reports is 25 August 2025   INT/CERD/INF/116/38687 False93
Information from secretariat MAIN REVIEW - Deadline to submit the NGOs and NHRIs reports is 20 October 2025   INT/CERD/INF/116/38688 False93
Basic Reference DocumentCERD/C/116/2Status of submission of reports by States parties under article 9 (1) of the Convention View document  CERD/C/116/2 True95

Consideration of State Reports


The Committee will consider the following State reports during the session.
 COUNTRY
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Burundi Burundi   Monday 24 Nov 2025 PM, Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
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ExpandState party's report279328
 
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BurundiState party's reportCERD/C/BDI/11-19 View document  CERD/C/BDI/11-19 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 279328
 
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Burundi(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/1/Add.16/Rev.1 View document  HRI/CORE/1/Add.16/Rev.1 True
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BurundiInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsLa Fédération Internationale des ACAT (FIACAT), Organisation Mondiale contre la Torture (OMCT) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/BDI/66499 True
ExpandInfo from NHRIs279328
 
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BurundiInfo from NHRIsCommission Nationale Indépendante des Droits de l’Homme (CNIDH) View document  INT/CERD/IFN/BDI/65328 True
ExpandList of themes279328
 
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BurundiList of themesCERD/C/BDI/Q/11-19 View document  CERD/C/BDI/Q/11-19 True
ExpandSummary records279328
 
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BurundiSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3177   CERD/C/SR.3177 False
BurundiSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3178   CERD/C/SR.3178 False
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Guatemala Guatemala   Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 PM, Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
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ExpandState party's report279370
 
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GuatemalaState party's reportCERD/C/GTM/18-20 View document  CERD/C/GTM/18-20 True
ExpandAnnex to State party report279370
 
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GuatemalaAnnex to State party reportAnexos View document  INT/CERD/ADR/GTM/47955 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 279370
 
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Guatemala(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/GTM/2012 View document  HRI/CORE/GTM/2012 True
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GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsAsociación LAMBDA and the LGBTI+ Litigants Network of the Americas View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66382 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsCentro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos –CALDH, Instituto Amaq, Bufete para Pueblos Indígenas, Asociación Bufete Jurídico de Rabinal-ABJP, Espacio Nacional de Autoridades Indígenas Iximulew, Asociación Comunitaria para el Desarrollo -SERJUS, Programa Actuando Juntas Jotay, Plataforma Internacional contra la Impunidad -PICI (A Joint Submission) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66380 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsColectivo CERD View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/64098 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsECAP- Grupo Articulador View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66386 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsFranciscans International View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66378 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsHaitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66383 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsHuman Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic (MAYA KAQCHIKEL et al) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66385 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsIndigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66381 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsInstituto Internacional de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos (IIRESODH), Consultores, Asesores y Defensores en Derechos Humanos (CADDH) y el Collectif View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/66597 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsInternacional de Tratados Indios (en adelante, CITI) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/64100 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsMovimiento de Mujeres Indígenas Tz´ununija View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/64099 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsPueblo Garífuna y Afrodescendientes de Guatemala View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/64101 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsPueblo Xinka View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/64102 True
GuatemalaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsRed de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora (RMAAD) -A Joint Submission (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/GTM/65234 True
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GuatemalaList of themesCERD/C/GTM/Q/18-20 View document  CERD/C/GTM/Q/18-20 True
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GuatemalaSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3171   CERD/C/SR.3171 False
GuatemalaSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3172   CERD/C/SR.3172 False
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Maldives Maldives   Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PM, Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
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ExpandList of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)2793106
 
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MaldivesList of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)CERD/C/MDV/QPR/13-15 View document  CERD/C/MDV/QPR/13-15 True
ExpandState party report under the Simplified Reporting Procedure2793106
 
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MaldivesState party report under the Simplified Reporting ProcedureCERD/C/MDV/13-15 View document  CERD/C/MDV/13-15 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 2793106
 
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Maldives(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/MDV/2010 View document  HRI/CORE/MDV/2010 True
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MaldivesInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsThe Advocates for Human Rights, the Maldivian Democracy Network, and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/MDV/63590 True
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MaldivesInfo from NHRIsHuman Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) View document  INT/CERD/IFN/MDV/66596 True
ExpandList of themes2793106
 
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MaldivesList of themesCERD/C/MDV/Q/13-15 View document  CERD/C/MDV/Q/13-15 True
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MaldivesSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3169   CERD/C/SR.3169 False
MaldivesSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3170   CERD/C/SR.3170 False
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New Zealand New Zealand   Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 PM, Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
 Document type
ExpandState party's report2793124
 
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New ZealandState party's reportCERD/C/NZL/23-24 View document  CERD/C/NZL/23-24 True
ExpandAnnex to State party report2793124
 
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New ZealandAnnex to State party reportAnnexes View document  INT/CERD/ADR/NZL/47343 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 2793124
 
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New Zealand(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/NZL/2010 View document  HRI/CORE/NZL/2010 True
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New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsAotearoa New Zealand View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63591 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsCommunity Law Centres Aoteroa (CLCA) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66480 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsDeaf Aotearoa New Zealand View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63814 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsDisabled Persons Assembly NZ Inc.(DPA) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66478 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsDr. Terence Lomax View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/65341 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsFormer Teacher of English as a Second Language (TESOL) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/65343 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsIHC New Zealand View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63815 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsIslamic Women’s Council of New Zealand (IWCNZ) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63819 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsLain Fergusson View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/65342 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsMigrants Against the Acceptable Standard of Health Aotearoa (MAASHA) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66479 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsNational Iwi Chairs Forum View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66482 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsNgā Iwi o Taranaki (NIOT) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63820 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsP.A.C.I.F.I.C.A Inc. (Pacific Allied (Women's) Council Inspires Faith In Ideals Concerning All. Incorporated) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63818 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsResearch to Interrupt Racism and (In)equities (“RIRI”) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66481 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsStop Institutional Racism (STIR) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66387 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsTe Ao Mārama Aotearoa (TAMA) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63816 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsTe Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa and the Māori Law Society Inc. View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/63817 True
New ZealandInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsUniversity of Auckland’s NZ Aotearoa Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law and Te Puna Rangahau o te Wai Ariki View document  INT/CERD/NGO/NZL/66388 True
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New ZealandInfo from NHRIsNew Zealand Human Rights Commission (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/IFN/NZL/63474 True
New ZealandInfo from NHRIsNew Zealand Human Rights Commission (main review) View document  INT/CERD/IFN/NZL/66477 True
ExpandList of themes2793124
 
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New ZealandList of themesCERD/C/NZL/Q/23-24 View document  CERD/C/NZL/Q/23-24 True
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New ZealandSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3179   CERD/C/SR.3179 False
New ZealandSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3180   CERD/C/SR.3180 False
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Sweden Sweden   Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PM, Friday 21 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
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ExpandState party's report2793168
 
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SwedenState party's reportCERD/C/SWE/24-25 View document  CERD/C/SWE/24-25 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 2793168
 
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Sweden(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/SWE/2024 View document  HRI/CORE/SWE/2024 True
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SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsAfro-Swedish National Organisation (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/63592 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsCivil Rights Defenders View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66501 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsJagvillhabostad.nu - A Youth Organisation (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/65344 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsKISAM Mothers and Youth in the World (for list of themes) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/63593 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsKISAM Mothers and Youth in the World (for main review) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66398 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSaami Council View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66400 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSami Parliament View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66502 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSave the Children View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66521 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSwedish Muslims in the Cooperation Network View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66399 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSwedish Women's Lobby View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66401 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsThe Institute for Protection of Women's Rights View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/64186 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsThe International Alliance for Peace and Development (IAPD) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/63821 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsThe Office of the National Organisation of Afro-Swedes View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66402 True
SwedenInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsTrajosko Drom View document  INT/CERD/NGO/SWE/66500 True
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SwedenInfo from NHRIsSwedish Equality Ombudsman View document  INT/CERD/IFN/SWE/66397 True
SwedenInfo from NHRIsSwedish Institute for Human Rights (List of themes) View document  INT/CERD/IFN/SWE/63445 True
SwedenInfo from NHRIsSwedish National Human Rights Institution - Appendix - Exposure of Jewish congregations and associations to antisemitism View document  INT/CERD/IFN/SWE/66504 True
SwedenInfo from NHRIsSwedish National Human Rights Institution - Appendix - Exposure of Muslim congregatons and associations View document  INT/CERD/IFN/SWE/66505 True
SwedenInfo from NHRIsSwedish National Human Rights Institution - Supplementary information View document  INT/CERD/IFN/SWE/66503 True
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SwedenInfo from UN AgenciesUnited Nations Association of Sweden (UNA Sweden) View document  INT/CERD/IFU/SWE/63595 True
ExpandList of themes2793168
 
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SwedenList of themesCERD/C/SWE/Q/24-25 View document  CERD/C/SWE/Q/24-25 True
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SwedenSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3173   CERD/C/SR.3173 False
SwedenSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3174   CERD/C/SR.3174 False
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Tunisia Tunisia   Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 PM, Thursday 27 Nov 2025 AM

CERD
 
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TunisiaList of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)CERD/C/TUN/QPR/20-22 View document  CERD/C/TUN/QPR/20-22 True
ExpandState party report under the Simplified Reporting Procedure2793178
 
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TunisiaState party report under the Simplified Reporting ProcedureCERD/C/TUN/20-22 View document  CERD/C/TUN/20-22 True
ExpandAnnex to State party report2793178
 
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TunisiaAnnex to State party reportAnnex View document  INT/CERD/ADR/TUN/49074 True
Expand(Common) Core Document 2793178
 
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Tunisia(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/TUN/2016 View document  HRI/CORE/TUN/2016 True
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TunisiaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsEuromed Rights View document  INT/CERD/NGO/TUN/66392 True
TunisiaInfo from Civil Society OrganizationsSMEX and the International Justice Clinic at University of California, Irvine School of Law View document  INT/CERD/NGO/TUN/66391 True
ExpandList of themes2793178
 
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TunisiaList of themesCERD/C/TUN/Q/20-22 View document  CERD/C/TUN/Q/20-22 True
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TunisiaSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3181   CERD/C/SR.3181 False
TunisiaSummary recordsCERD/C/SR.3182   CERD/C/SR.3182 False

List of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR)


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286087JPN

Japan Japan   

CERD
 
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List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)CERD/C/JPN/QPR/12-14   CERD/C/JPN/QPR/12-14 False
State party's report    INT/CERD/INR/JPN/8769 False
(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/JPN/2019 View document  HRI/CORE/JPN/2019 True
286094LAO

Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic   

CERD
 
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State party's report    INT/CERD/INR/LAO/6520 False
(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/LAO/2017 View document  HRI/CORE/LAO/2017 True
2860133PAN

Panama Panama   

CERD
 
Document typeSymbol/TitleDownload
List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)CERD/C/PAN/21-23   CERD/C/PAN/21-23 False
State party's report    INT/CERD/INR/PAN/6550 False
(Common) Core Document HRI/CORE/PAN/2017 View document  HRI/CORE/PAN/2017 True
Info from Civil Society OrganizationsEl Movimiento por la Defensa de los Territorios y Ecosistemas de Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) and La Alianza para la Conservación y el Desarrollo (ACD) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/PAN/64137 True
Info from Civil Society OrganizationsAAPU, Asociación Mujer y Familia S. XXI, CEDEAP, Colectiva Odón Rasonero, Comité Islas Casaya, Casayeta y Bolaños, COREDAP (Comité para Reparaciones de Descendientes Africanos en Panamá), Pastoral Afrocolonense, la Red de Mujeres Afrodescendientes y la Red de Jóvenes Afropanameños (Joint submission) View document  INT/CERD/NGO/PAN/65236 True
Info from Civil Society OrganizationsSalvaguarda del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial PCI-UNESCO-Panamá View document  INT/CERD/NGO/PAN/65237 True
2860176TON

Tonga Tonga   

CERD
 
Document typeSymbol/TitleDownload
List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)CERD/C/TON/QPR/15   CERD/C/TON/QPR/15 False
State party's report    INT/CERD/INR/TON/6584 False




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