Table of Contents
Introduction: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
The Convention in Domestic Law (Articles 1, 3 & 4): ……………………………………………………………..3
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Process of democratization and Inter-Ethnic Relations (Articles 2 - 7): ……………………………..…. 3
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Effective Protection of Ethnic and Religious-Ethnic Groups against Acts of Racial
Discrimination (Articles 2, 5 & 6): ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Statistical Data Relating to the Ethnic Composition of the Population (Articles 1 & 5): ………….9
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Legal Framework against Racial Discrimination (Articles 2-7): ……………………………………………. 10
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11
National Human Rights Bodies to Combat Racial Discrimination (Articles 2-7): ………………….. 11
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
The Ethnic Composition of the Security and Police Services (Articles 5 & 2): ……………………… 12
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Minority Representation in Politics (Articles 2 & 5): …………………………………………………………… 13
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14
The Situation of Black Iraqis and Roma Communities: …………………………………………………………14
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
The Situation of Women belonging to Minorities (Articles 2-7): ………………………………………….15
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
Citizenship and Nationality (Articles 5-7): ……………………………………………………………………………16
Recommendations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18
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