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The Associated Press
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Published: Tue, December 11, 2007 - 7:42 am
Last Updated: Tue, December 11, 2007 - 7:47 am
ATLANTA (AP) - A coalition of social justice and human rightsgroups says the United States is ignoring persistent racial
disparities, contrary to a government report.
The U.S. Human Rights Network cited the treatment of Hurricane
Katrina victims, discrimination in the criminal justice system
including incarceration and police brutality, and unfair treatment
of immigrants as some of their concerns.
The group said yesterday that the U.S. is failing to comply with
its obligations under the International Convention on the
Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, an international
treaty that carries the force of law in the U.S. and was adopted by
the country in 1969.
Its report was filed with the United Nations committee that
monitors compliance with the treaty.
Ajamu Baraka, executive director of the U.S. Human Rights
Network, said the analysis shows that the Bush administration is
"out of touch with the reality of racial discrimination in
America." The report cites a similar study by the State Department
that said the U.S. "has made significant progress in the
improvement of race relations over the past half-century."
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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