News
Ms. Nimalka Fernando, President of IMADR and its Colombo-based Asia Committee, met with Mr. Yasushi Akashi, the Japanese government representative in charge of reconstruction assistance to Sri Lanka, on September 10, 2008 in Tokyo.
- Report from Geneva: The 73rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (July 27 - August 15, 2008) [PDF73KB]
2008.09.30
Multi-topic Issues
IMADR's primary focus is to combat racism, racial discrimination and multiple discrimination (in particular, discrimination based on both race and gender) as they cut across the areas below.
Activities
- Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka
IMADR has launched an emergency appeal to raise funds to support IMADR-AC’s activities to assist Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka’s north and east.
- Call for the Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking: Towards Just and Sustainable Development
We invite concerned NGOs and individuals around the world to share their experiences and compile together a document on global exploitative migration.
- Sign the Sayama Case Petition
To date, over one million people have shown their support. Visit the Sayama Case website to learn about the Sayama Case and Buraku discrimination in Japan.
Notices
- In Memoriam: Atsuko Tanaka-Fox
2007.09.25
Publications
- Connect 12#4, December 2008
IMADR's 20-page newsletter, published four times a year.
Bringing the Sayama Case to the UN: Kazuo Ishikawa joins the review of Japan's periodic report under ICCPR
- Connect 12#3, September 2008
The "G8 Effect": Ainu indigeneity and the Indigenous Peoples Summit in Ainu Mosir 2008
- Connect 12#2, June 2008
French Law and the Fight against Racial Discrimination in Employment
- Connect 12#1, March 2008
Sri Lanka - Breaking the Cycle of Violence
- Connect 11#4, December 2007
From a Place for Childcare and Education to a Base for the Liberation Movement