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Line 1: {{Short description\|Senegalese lawyer and politician}} '''Doudou Diène''' (born 1941) of [[Senegal]] was [[United Nations Special Rapporteur]] on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in 2002—2008.▼ {{Multiple issues\| {{BLP sources\|date=May 2015}} {{More footnotes\|date=May 2015}} }}▼ {{ infobox Politician ~~[[de:~~\| name = Doudou Diène]]▼ \| image = Auroville - Maitri Mandir (5571796).jpg \| caption = Doudou Diène (2nd from left) \| office = Rapporteur spécial à l'ONU- \| term_start = \| term_end = \| president = \| office2 = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1941\|12\|12\|df=yes}} \| birth_place = [[Mbour]], [[Senegal]] \| nationality = Senegalese \| party = \| spouse = \| alma_mater = \| profession = [[Jurist]] }} ▲'''Doudou Diène''' (born 1941) ofis a [[Senegal]]ese jurist. He was [[United Nations Special Rapporteur]] on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance infrom ~~2002—2008~~2002–2008. == Education == Diène holds a [[law]] degree from the [[Caen University\|University of Caen]] ([[France]]), a doctorate in [[public law]] from the [[University of Paris]], a diploma in political science from the [[Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris\|Institut d'Études Politiques]] in [[Paris]], and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill, Barbados) == Titles == Between 1972 and 1977 he served as Senegal's deputy representative to [[UNESCO]]. In 1977, he joined the UNESCO secretariat, where he held several positions including Director of the Division of Inter-cultural Projects. He was appointed [[United Nations special rapporteur\|Special Rapporteur]] for racism-related topics by the [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]] in August 2002, replacing [[Maurice Glele-Ahanhanzo]] of [[Benin]] and serving until July 2008 when he was succeeded by [[Githu Muigai]] (Kenya). In 2005, the UN assigned him to investigate violence in [[Togo]]<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2005-06-10\|title=UN rights team to inquire into human rights violations in Togo\|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2005/06/140572-un-rights-team-inquire-human-rights-violations-togo\|access-date=2022-01-19\|website=UN News\|language=en}}</ref> and racism in [[Japan]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4671687.stm\|title=Japan racism 'deep and profound'\|date=July 11, 2005\|publisher=[[BBC News]]\|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> He also investigated, as an independent expert, human rights violations during the [[2010–2011 Ivorian crisis]], and later in [[Gaza strip]] in 2014 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/640316/societe/dix-choses-a-savoir-sur-doudou-diene-preside-la-commission-denquete-de-lonu-sur-le-burundi/\|title=Dix choses à savoir sur Doudou Diène, président de la Commission d'enquête de l'ONU sur le Burundi – Jeune Afrique\|language=French\|website=JeuneAfrique.com}}</ref> In 2011, he was appointed Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire.<ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/SP/Facts_Figures2011.pdf UN Special Procedures. Facts and Figures. 2011] p. 2 (p. 4 of the file)</ref>▼ In 2007, Diène denounced the words of French President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] during his "[[Nicolas Sarkozy Dakar address\|Dakar speech]]" and spoke of an attempt to, "scientifically legitimize historical stereotypes of the construction of racism".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.afrik.com/nicolas-sarkozy-est-il-raciste\|title=Nicolas Sarkozy est-il raciste?\|date=November 13, 2007\|website=Afrik.com\|language=French}}</ref> ▲In 2011, he was appointed Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in [[Côte d'Ivoire]].<ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/SP/Facts_Figures2011.pdf UN Special Procedures. Facts and Figures. 2011] p. 2 (p. 4 of the file)</ref> Doudou Diène has been chairman of the [[United Nations]] commission of inquiry on [[Burundi]] since February 2018. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== [http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/rapporteur/index.htm Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance] [http://www.nacaomestica.org/doudou_eng.htm Report of Doudou Dienè omits Multiracial Caboclos of the Amazon] {{Authority control~~\|VIAF=29680321~~}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Diene, Doudou~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION =~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 1941~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Diene, Doudou}} {{Portal\|Senegal}} [[Category:United Nations Special Rapporteurs on racism]] [[Category:United Nations ~~Special~~special ~~Rapporteurs~~rapporteurs]] [[Category:Senegalese jurists]] [[Category:Serer jurists]]▼ [[Category:University of Paris alumni]] [[Category:University of Caen Normandy alumni]] [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:~~Alumni of~~ Sciences Po alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Human rights in ~~Côte~~Ivory ~~d'Ivoire~~Coast]] [[Category:Senegalese officials of the United Nations]] [[Category:Senegalese expatriates in France]] ▲[[Category:Serer ~~jurists~~people]] {{Senegal-bio-stub}} {{UN-bio-stub}} ▲[[de:Doudou Diène]] ~~[[et:Doudou Diène]]~~ ~~[[fr:Doudou Diène]]~~