UN study on discrimination based on work and descent

REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS

UN Human Rights Council

• Final report on discrimination based on work and descent, including draft principles and guidelines (A/HRC/11/CRP.3)

In May 2009 the UN Human Rights Council published the final report on discrimination based on work and descent, containing a set of draft principles and guidelines on the effective elimination of discrimination based on work and descent, as an official UN document in accordance with a Council decision to publish the completed and submitted Sub-Commission studies (A/HRC/10/117).

The final report, which has been prepared pursuant to Sub-Commission resolution 2006/14, was submitted to the OHCHR in June 2007.  

UN Commission on Human Rights

• Resolution 2005/109 Discrimination based on Work and Descent

  Mandating Mr. Yozo Yokota and Ms. Chin Sung Chung as Special Rapporteurs  with the task of preparing a comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent.

UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

• Sub-Commission resolution 2006/14 on discrimination based on work and descent

Mandating Mr. Yozo Yokota and Ms. Chin Sung Chung as Special Rapporteurs with the task of preparing a final report on discrimination based on work and descent, including draft priniciples and guidelines for the effective elimination of such form of discrimination.

• Prevention of Discrimination, Second preliminary report by Prof, Chung and Yokota on discrimination based on work and descent (2006)

• Sub-Commission resolution 2005/22 on the first preliminary report on discrimination based on work and descent by Profs. Chung and Yokota (2005)

• Prevention of Discrimination, First preliminary report by Profs. Chung and Yokota on discimination based on work and descent (2005)

• Sub-Commission resolution 2004/17

• Prevention of Discrimination - second expanded working paper by Mr. Eide and Mr. Yokota on discrimination based on work and descent (2004)

• Expanded working paper submitted by Mr. Asbjørn Eide and Mr. Yozo Yokota pursuant to Sub-Commission decision 2002/108 (2002)  

• First working paper on the issue of discrimination based on work and descent by Mr. Goonesekere (2001)