The public accuses Washington of keeping silent about the facts of racial discrimination
Experts of American non-governmental organizations after the publication of a report to the UN Human Rights Council accused the United States of silencing the real situation of racially motivated killings, the newspaper said Look with reference to the RIA "News».
The report submitted by the United States to the United Nations criticized most of the UNHCR member countries.
"The discontent was caused by the absence of a moratorium on the death penalty in the US, the Guantanamo prison still closed, Washington’s refusal to accede to the convention on the protection of children's rights, mistreatment of prisoners and migrants, failure to take into account the opinion of the country's indigenous population," the agency reports.
Of particular concern to the states was the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials.
“This is not a new problem, but recent incidents have drawn additional attention to these issues ... The United States is committed to a fair, independent investigation of police abuse and taking action when appropriate,” Cadogan, a US justice department official, responded to comments from countries. The recent black deaths, he said, “have resumed long-term and important debates about creating a fair justice system in the United States.”
“The discussion of the Universal Periodic Review today revealed widespread global concern, deep flaws in the US judicial system, which should be immediately addressed, especially in terms of racial inequality. We hope that the United States will seriously accept calls to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty and recommendations to improve the leadership of local law enforcement agencies in order to eliminate excessive use of force, especially against African Americans, ”said Alba Morales, an expert at Human Rights Watch.
Janice McDonald, one of the founders of the Cold Case Justice non-governmental organization, also believes that justice in the United States needs to be updated and reformed.
“The human rights themes that the HRC countries have indicated today have reflected numerous violations of international treaties, conventions and standards, and so many such violations of human rights are rooted in the systemic racist policy of the United States. There is a serious lack of reporting of such human rights violations, and the US’s responses to them are inadequate and contradictory, ”she said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also responded to the facts presented in the report.
“May 11 in Geneva The UN Human Rights Council reviewed the human rights situation in the United States as part of the universal periodic review procedure. UN member states have noted the deterioration of the human rights situation in this country. Police brutality, the growth of racism and xenophobia were noted, in particular. These comments are particularly relevant against the background of incidents in Ferguson, Baltimore and other US cities, where the authorities brutally suppress mass protests of the population against the unjustified, excessive use of force by the police, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a release.
Russia urged America to take urgent measures to remedy the situation and suggested including “ensuring an independent and objective investigation of incidents involving police brutality, immediately closing the Guantanamo prison, ensuring effective legal and procedural safeguards against the collection and use of personal information by the special services, conducting an impartial and Objective investigation of all cases of ill-treatment of adopted children, excluding impunity for such crimes. ”
The report submitted by the United States to the United Nations criticized most of the UNHCR member countries.
"The discontent was caused by the absence of a moratorium on the death penalty in the US, the Guantanamo prison still closed, Washington’s refusal to accede to the convention on the protection of children's rights, mistreatment of prisoners and migrants, failure to take into account the opinion of the country's indigenous population," the agency reports.
Of particular concern to the states was the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials.
“This is not a new problem, but recent incidents have drawn additional attention to these issues ... The United States is committed to a fair, independent investigation of police abuse and taking action when appropriate,” Cadogan, a US justice department official, responded to comments from countries. The recent black deaths, he said, “have resumed long-term and important debates about creating a fair justice system in the United States.”
“The discussion of the Universal Periodic Review today revealed widespread global concern, deep flaws in the US judicial system, which should be immediately addressed, especially in terms of racial inequality. We hope that the United States will seriously accept calls to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty and recommendations to improve the leadership of local law enforcement agencies in order to eliminate excessive use of force, especially against African Americans, ”said Alba Morales, an expert at Human Rights Watch.
Janice McDonald, one of the founders of the Cold Case Justice non-governmental organization, also believes that justice in the United States needs to be updated and reformed.
“The human rights themes that the HRC countries have indicated today have reflected numerous violations of international treaties, conventions and standards, and so many such violations of human rights are rooted in the systemic racist policy of the United States. There is a serious lack of reporting of such human rights violations, and the US’s responses to them are inadequate and contradictory, ”she said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also responded to the facts presented in the report.
“May 11 in Geneva The UN Human Rights Council reviewed the human rights situation in the United States as part of the universal periodic review procedure. UN member states have noted the deterioration of the human rights situation in this country. Police brutality, the growth of racism and xenophobia were noted, in particular. These comments are particularly relevant against the background of incidents in Ferguson, Baltimore and other US cities, where the authorities brutally suppress mass protests of the population against the unjustified, excessive use of force by the police, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a release.
Russia urged America to take urgent measures to remedy the situation and suggested including “ensuring an independent and objective investigation of incidents involving police brutality, immediately closing the Guantanamo prison, ensuring effective legal and procedural safeguards against the collection and use of personal information by the special services, conducting an impartial and Objective investigation of all cases of ill-treatment of adopted children, excluding impunity for such crimes. ”
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