The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of human rights experts tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Convention. It consists of 18 independent human rights experts, elected for four-year terms, with half the members elected every two years. Members are elected by secret ballot of the parties, with each party allowed to nominate one of its nationals to the Committee.
All parties are required to submit regular reports to the Committee outlining the legislative, judicial, policy and other measures they have taken to give effect to the Convention. The first report is due within a year of the Convention entering into effect for that state; thereafter reports are due every two years or whenever the Committee requests. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the state party in the form of "concluding observations".
The Committee typically meets every March and August in Geneva.
The current (as of August 2010) membership of the Committee is:
| Name | State | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Anwar Kemal (chair) | Pakistan | 2010–2014 |
| Alexei S. Avtonomov | Russian Federation | 2010–2012 |
| Noureddine Amir | Algeria | 2010–2014 |
| José Francisco Cali Tzay | Guatemala | 2010–2012 |
| Anastasia Crickley | Ireland | 2010–2014 |
| Fatimata-Binta Victoria Dah | Burkina Faso | 2010–2012 |
| Ion Diaconu | Romania | 2010–2012 |
| Régis de Gouttes | France | 2010–2014 |
| Kokou Mawuena Ika Kana (Dieudonnè) Ewomsan | Togo | 2010–2014 |
| Huang Yong An | China | 2010–2012 |
| Gün Kut | Turkey | 2010–2014 |
| Dilip Lahiri | India | 2010–2012 |
| José Augusto Lindgren Alves | Brazil | 2010–2014 |
| Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez | Colombia | 2010–2012 |
| Chris Maina Peter | Tanzania | 2010–2012 |
| Pierre-Richard Prosper | USA | 2010–2012 |
| Waliakoye Saidou | Niger | 2010–2014 |
| Patrick Thornberry | UK | 2010–2014 |
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