国际英语资讯:UN committee urges U.S. to comply with intl obligations to tackle racial discrimination
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elimination">Elimination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Racial">Racial</span> <span word="Discrimination">Discrimination</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elimination">Elimination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Forms">Forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Racial">Racial</span> <span word="Discrimination">Discrimination</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ratified">ratified</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Floyd">Floyd</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recurrence">recurrence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unarmed">unarmed</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unequivocally">unequivocally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="racially">racially</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Systemic">Systemic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="permeated">permeated</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="stripping">stripping</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribunals">tribunals</span>, <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="civil">civil</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="embodied">embodied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Noureddine">Noureddine</span> <span word="Amir">Amir</span>, <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p>
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