Letter to the United Nations on the Plight of Africans in the U.S. (Chicago)
U.N. People of African Descent
Who is the UN Working Group of People of African Descent?
The members of the Working Group are appointed, independent experts from various countries dedicated to improving the human rights situation of people of African descent around the world. One of their mandates is to visit different countries to examine critically the situation of people of
African descent in the country, identify problems, and make recommendations for resolution of the problems. There will be 3 expertswho will visit and 2 UN staff. I will verify which working group members will travel to the US. For more information about the Working Group,
please check out this link: http://www.ohchr.org/…/WGAfricanDesce…/Pages/WGEPADIndex.asp.
Purpose of Visit & Focus
The purpose of their visit is to conduct an official fact-finding mission, complete a report and submit to the Human Rights Council. They are focusing on criminal justice and economic, social and cultural rights.
Purpose of this group is to collectively coordinate civil society(community participation of African Descendants)
Deadline for written Testimony to be go into record is December 22nd,2015
Please submit all information to africandescent@ohchr.org and cc
antieviction@gmail.com
member@ushrnetwork.org by December 23rd
United Nations People of African Descendants visit and Chicago Mission day is late January
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