International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. The Convention also requires its parties to criminalize hate speech and criminalize membership in racist organizations.

"CERD" redirects here. For the Indian organisation, see Centre for Ecology & Rural Development.

ICERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
LocationNew York
Effective4 January 1969
Condition27 ratifications
Signatories88
Parties182
DepositaryUN Secretary-General
LanguagesChinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

The Convention also includes an individual complaints mechanism, effectively making it enforceable against its parties. This has led to the development of a limited jurisprudence on the interpretation and implementation of the Convention.

The convention was adopted and opened for signature by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 1965, and entered into force on 4 January 1969. As of July 2020, it has 88 signatories and 182 parties.

The Convention is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

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