HL Deb 11 September 2003 vol 652 c141WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any international human rights treaty by which member states of the European Union are bound excludes discrimination based on colour from the prohibition against racial discrimination. [HL4128]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

We are not aware of any such human rights treaty that excludes discrimination based on colour from any prohibition of racial discrimination.