UN Panel Says Racist Hate Speech by Trump and Other US Leaders Has Led to Human Rights Violations

UN Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations Over Immigration Policies.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A United Nations (UN) watchdog criticized the United States for alleged “grave human rights violations” tied to immigration enforcement.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), President Donald J. Trump, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).WHEN & WHERE: The decision was issued this week; incidents cited occurred in the United States, particularly Minnesota.KEY QUO…

UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violations

A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U.S. President Donald Trump and other American political leaders have led to “grave human rights violations.”

UN Panel Accuses Trump of Racist Hate Speech Over Immigration

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A United Nations watchdog panel has accused President Donald Trump and other U.S. political leaders of using “racist hate speech” tied to the administration’s immigration crackdown, drawing a sharp response from the White House. The criticism came Wednesday from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which released a report warning that rhetoric from senior political figures combined with intensif…

U.N. Panel Accuses U.S. Leaders of Migrant Hate

(AURN News) — A United Nations anti-racism committee is warning that racist rhetoric from U.S. political leaders, including President Donald Trump, is helping drive human rights abuses against migrants and asylum seekers. In a decision released March 11, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers have used racial profiling, arbitrary identity checks and aggressive enforcement tha…

White House Goes Into Full Meltdown After U.N. Report Slams Trump’s Speech

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) this week issued a scathing report about the Trump Administration, alleging that “racist hate speech by political leaders, including the President, combined with intensified immigration crackdowns in the United States, notably near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions, has sparked grave human rights violations.” The Committee also declared that they were “deeply distu…