ABSTRACT
Adopted in 1965 by unanimous vote of the United Nations General Assembly, the Convention was followed in 1966 by adoption of the two Covenants: the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and die Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As other writers have pointed out, the Race Convention soon became the most widely ratified of the core human rights treaties. It was only in 1993 that it was passed in number of ratifications by die Convention on die Rights of the Child. One reason the Racial Discrimination Convention had such widespread support is that many states viewed it as being primarily a statement against apartheid; others saw it as targeting both apartheid and colonialism. Article 7 of the Race Convention requires states to take measures to combat prejudices that lead to racial discrimination, as well as measures to promote racial tolerance and understanding.
