Communications Opportunity!

Communications:

Project volunteer

The United States has legal obligations under international human rights treaties and or conventions. These obligations are not dependent on US courts and US law, but are in fact checks on US law and practice subject to international standards.. International standards, not national standards, are applied in the monitoring of US compliance with the requirements of the Convention.

The United States has signed and ratified the United Nations International Convention on racial Discrimination, and is a "State Party" to the CERD Convention. Although there are complaints procedures provided for under the CERD Convention these procedures require that the State party agree to have the CERD Committee receive and hear the complaints. The US has up to now refused to do so.

Under the Convention the United States must file so-called Periodic Reports, informing the CERD Committee on its compliance with the convention. The only practical way to hold the United States accountable under the Convention is to file our own "parallel reports" informing the Committee of the true state of racial discrimination in the United States. It is important to note that the CERD Committee places special importance on a State's compliance with regard to Indigenous Peoples.

The Freedom Network is looking for someone who will commit to organizing the body of this project. It would entail planning meetings, being in contact with speakers and planning an event where relevant organizations can come together and meet to support this frame work.

For more information please contact the MIFN @ 651-287-0660 or at freedomnetwork@gmail.com