CERD Media
Video Updates:
We now have available all the video of Thursday, February 21st. This was essentially the opening statement from the US governmental delegation, and a series of questions posed by the CERD Review Committee to the US governmental delegation. The video from Friday, February 22nd, which reflects the responses by the US government delegation is now available. We have experienced some difficulties getting access, compressing and transferring the video to a format that would be accessible to all. Thank you for all your patience and support.
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Part V
Part VI
United States CERD Review video February 22, 2008
CERD Committee Briefing Video Excerpt
NLCHP Daily Video Updates from Geneva
Audio:
Director of USHRN Ajamu Baraka on Tavis Smiley US Non-Compliance with CERD
Press Releases:
UN Special Rapporteur Housing Katrina
Press Release: Statement by USHRN After First Day in Geneva
Statement Day 2 NGOs say Government Delegation Failed to Address Structural Racism
Press Release: Over 120 Activists and Experts Monitor UN Hearing on US Record on Race
Articles:
March 9, 2008 US Gov't Cited for New Orleans Housing Crisis
March 10, 2008 US Falls Short On Racial Disparities in Health
March 10, 2008 Advocates work wih UN for human rights at home
March 10, 2008 Op-ED by Ajamu Baraka Director USHRN
March 7, 2008 U.N. panel calls for U.S. death penalty moratorium
March 7, 2008 UN Committee rules Katrina had Greater Negative Impact on Blacks
March 7, 2008 UN criticises US racial profiling post 9/11
Int'l Human Rights Bodies Condemn Violations of Native, Minority, Immigrant Women's Rights
Second U.N. opinion criticizes treatment of black Katrina victims
UN panel says US must give foreign terror detainees same access to
courts as American citizens
Dutch Stand up for Gays at UN Human Rights Council
The Root: What Tavis Smiley Missed at the Black State of the Union
Immediate Release February 22, 2008
EEUU debe mejorar esfuerzos para combatir discriminación: ONU
Denuncian ONG’s recrudecimiento racial en EU
UN to US: Do More Against Racism (AP)
US Defends Race Record Before UN Watchdog (Reuters)
Human Rights Groups Accuse US of Racial Discrimination (VOA)
Rights Groups Accuse US of 'persistant and systematic' Racial Discrimination (AFP)
Activists: Katrina Treated Worse than Dogs (Black Voices)
Renewing the Promise of Equal Opportunity (Huffington Post)
American Labor Laws Fall Short of American Values (Huffington Post)
US Engages in 'persistent' Racial Discrimination: Rights Groups (Jurist)
Local Delegation takes Shadow Report to United Nations (Minnesota Spokesman)
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USA: Amnesty International's briefing to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Developing Government Accountability to the People (DGAP) Geneva Blogs & Updates
UN to Examine United States Human Rights Record (February 20, 2008)
CERD and Racial Justice, it's an International Thing (Febrary 19, 2008)
In the Spirit of Malcolm and Robeson, indict the U.S. at the U.N. (February 13, 2008)
U.S. Commits, Lies about Domestic Human Rights Violations
Color of Law: America's Racism is a Human Rights Violation
Racial discrimination charges against Bush administration; NGO Coalition Slams U.S.
Record at Home
Group says US failing to comply with UN treaty to end discrimination
Civic groups slam U.S. ‘abysmal' record on race
Whitewash: Human Rights Groups Says U.S. Report on Race Covers Up Reality of Discrimination in America