United States: Concrete actions needed to ‘lay the scourge of racism to rest’ – UN expert

After the

(CERD) reviewed the US’ racial justice record, the UN human rights office issued a statement in which CERD Expert and Country Rapporteur Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula recounted her observation that the country’s firearm homicide rate had increased, especially amongst black men and in impoverished communities. 

While acknowledging the measures that had been taken to address…