The United States was recently slammed over its human rights record
Monday at the United Nations. The Human Rights Council’s member nations
strongly criticized the U.S. for rampant and virtually unchecked police
brutality and clear, documented racial discrimination. Additionally, the
continued used of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility was pointed to
as part of a policy of abuse and pattern of systemic racism.
The United States’ second universal periodic review (UPR) focused on
issues of rampant racism and injustice, largely carried out by the
police on American streets.
The participating nations seemed to nearly-unanimously agree that
the U.S. needs to strengthen legislation and expand training for police,
in order to get rid of racist cops, and the widespread use of excessive
by law enforcement.
“I’m not surprised that the world’s eyes are focused on police issues
in the U.S.,” Alba Morales, an investigator into the U.S. criminal
justice system at Human Rights Watch, said.
“There is an international spotlight that’s been shone [on the
issues], in large part due to the events in Ferguson and the
disproportionate police response to even peaceful protesters,” she
continued.
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