Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00366:section:47:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00366
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 47 (pt 5/18)
Character Range: 52483–55445

unions;
             (iii) The right to housing;
             (iv) The right to public health, medical care, social security and social services;
             (v) The right to education and training;
             (vi) The right to equal participation in cultural activities;
       (f) The right of access to any place or service intended for use by the general public such as transport, hotels, restaurants, cafes, theatres and parks.
Article 6
States Parties shall assure to everyone within their jurisdiction effective protection and remedies, through the competent national tribunals and other State institutions, against any acts of racial discrimination which violate his human rights and fundamental freedoms contrary to this Convention, as well as the right to seek from such tribunals just and adequate reparation or satisfaction for any damage suffered as a result of such discrimination.
Article 7
States Parties undertake to adopt immediate and effective measures, particularly in the fields of teaching, education, culture and information, with a view to combating prejudices which lead to racial discrimination and to promoting understanding, tolerance and friendship among nations and racial or ethnic groups, as well as to propagating the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and this Convention.

PART II
Article 8
1. There shall be established a Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) consisting of eighteen experts of high moral standing and acknowledged impartiality elected by States Parties from amongst their nationals who shall serve in their personal capacity, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of the different forms of civilization as well as of the principal legal systems.
2. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by the States Parties. Each State Party may nominate one person from among its own nationals.
3. The initial election shall be held six months after the date of the entry into force of this Convention. At least three months before the date of each election the Secretary‑General of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States Parties inviting them to submit their nominations within two months. The Secretary‑General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated, indicating the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties.
4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of States Parties convened by the Secretary‑General at United Nations Headquarters. At that meeting, for which two‑thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall