Consider the following statements regarding the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD): 1. UNCERD can examine individual complaints against a State Party only if the State has recognized the Committee’s competence to receive such complaints. 2. India has signed the Convention but has not ratified it till date. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD):
1.UNCERD can examine individual complaints against a State Party only if the State has recognized the Committee’s competence to receive such complaints.
2.India has signed the Convention but has not ratified it till date.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: Under Article 14 of ICERD, UNCERD may consider individual communications only from States that have recognized its competence to do so. India signed ICERD in 1967 and ratified it in 1968, making Statement 2 incorrect.

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