General Recommendation No. 8 concerning the interpretation and application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,, Having considered reports from States parties concerning information about the ways in, which individuals are identified as being members of a particular racial or ethnic group or, groups,, Is of the opinion that such identification shall, if no justification exists to the contrary, be, based upon self-identification by the individual concerned.