US Called Out For Police Brutality and Human Rights Violations by UN Review

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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