CERD Article 6

Racial discrimination needs a real remedy

You can make a racial-discrimination complaint, ask for an independent hearing and seek an effective remedy.

How you can use it

1. 1Write what happened and who decided it.
2. 2Lodge a complaint with an equality body, advocate or lawyer.
3. 3Ask for an independent hearing and a written outcome.

What a violation looks like

A complaint of racial discrimination is dismissed with no independent tribunal or remedy.

Words you can use

“I want an independent hearing and an effective remedy for racial discrimination.”

If speaking is hard, write it, draw it, send a message, or ask a trusted adult to say it with you.