A UN watchdog is due Thursday to begin drilling US officials about the country's record in battling racial discrimination, amid mounting calls for reparations a
The hearings will address police killings of black people and unequal access to education, housing and to a healthy environment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
From this Thursday, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination examines the case of the United States, which has recognized centuries of “systemic” racism
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will host hearings in Geneva with top US officials, advocates and NGOs about whether Washington is upholding its international obligations to fight racial discrimination.
A United Nations committee is undertaking a regular review of seven countries, including the United States, that are parties to a decades-old treaty aiming to eliminate race discrimination.GENEVA, Switzerland (CN) The United States and six other countries are defending their record on combating racial discrimination before a United Nations committee in Geneva this month