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 III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI

http://www.ushrnetwork.org/files/ushrn/images/cerdreview_pic.jpgUnited States CERD Review video February 22, 2008

http://www.ushrnetwork.org/files/ushrn/images/CERD_Briefing.jpgCERD Committee Briefing Video Excerpt
http://www.ushrnetwork.org/files/ushrn/images/daily.jpgNLCHP Daily Video Updates from Geneva

 

Audio:

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Press Releases:

UN Experts call on U.S. Government to halt ongoing evictions and the demolition of public housing in New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Logro Histórico en Movimiento de Derechos Humanos: Sociedad Civil Denuncia
Racismo en los Estados Unidos de América

Articles:

CERD and the United States

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)

USHRN and other groups arrive in Geneva to highlight impacts of racial and ethnic discrimination in the U.S. (February 17)

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

U.S. Human Rights Activists using International Law to remedy domestic human rights violations, says Huang

Whitewash: Human Rights Groups Says U.S. Report on Race Covers Up Reality of Discrimination in America