Advocacy at the UN World Conference Against Racism

An eight-member Human Rights Watch delegation, led by Board Member Joel Motley and Advocacy Director Reed Brody, participated in the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa (August 31 to September 7). HRW played a key role in several programmatic victories that set the stage for future activism on issues including the protection of migrants and refugees, repairing the legacy of slavery, the equal application of criminal justice, and equal nationality rights for women.