US: Joint Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

This submission under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) discusses three sites of systemic racism and intersectional discrimination that oppress women of color, particularly Black women, in the United States (US): abortion restrictions, the shackling of pregnant prisoners, and racial inequalities in cervical cancer mortality.

Related Keywords

Massachusetts ,United States ,Mississippi ,Congo ,Georgia ,Alabama ,Texas ,Nepal ,Bangkok ,Krung Thep Mahanakhon ,Thailand ,Florida ,Illinois ,Black Belt ,America ,Georgian ,American ,Shawanna Nelson ,Casandra Brawley ,Petula Dvorak ,Priscilla Ocen ,American Civil Liberties Union Of Illinois ,Amnesty International ,Centers For Disease ,Mamas Matter Alliance ,World Health Organization ,International Convention ,Drug Administration ,American Psychological Association ,Human Rights Watch ,United Nations ,Supreme Court ,American Medical Association ,American College Of Obstetricians ,Us Supreme Court ,Southern Rural Black Women Initiative For Economic ,All Forms ,Racial Discrimination ,Disease Control ,American Civil Liberties Union ,Black Mamas Matter Alliance ,Reproductive Rights ,Global South ,Helms Amendment ,Latin America ,Democratic Republic ,State Party ,Federal Drug Administration ,Foreign Assistance Act ,Civil War ,American College ,United Nations Standard Minimum Rules ,Mandela Rules ,United Nations Rules ,Women Prisoners ,Non Custodial Measures ,Women Offenders ,Bangkok Rules ,African American ,Black Alabamian ,Rights Watch ,Affordable Care Act ,Southern Rural Black Women ,Social Justice ,