The Incompatibility Between Democracy and Racism

A/HRC/RES/29/20View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2004–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/53/21

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/HRC/RES/53/21	The incompatibility between democracy and racism	1,425	67%Compare
2018	A/HRC/RES/38/19	The incompatibility between democracy and racism	1,068	68%Compare
2015	A/HRC/RES/29/20	The incompatibility between democracy and racism	767	27%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/18/15	The incompatibility between democracy and racism	1,108	33%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/159	The incompatibility between democracy and racism	928	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Anti-Discrimination Measures Conferences Democracy Racial Discrimination

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance condoned by governmental policies violate human rights, as established in the relevant international and regional human rights instruments, and are incompatible with democracy, the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance;

Decides to convene, at its thirty-first session, a panel discussion on the incompatibility between democracy and racism with a view to identifying challenges and good practices;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to organize the panel discussion in consultation with States, relevant United Nations bodies, funds and programmes, treaty bodies, special procedures and regional human rights mechanisms, as well as with civil society, non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and specialized national equality bodies as appropriate with a view to ensuring their participation in the panel discussion;

Also requests the High Commissioner to prepare a summary report on the panel discussion for submission to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-second session.

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