22 p.
Authors
K.P., Ashwini, UN. Human Rights Council. Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
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- Geneva : UN
Table of Contents
- Visit to the United States of America 1
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance* 1
- Annex 2
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on her visit to the United States of America 2
- I. Introduction 2
- II. Background 2
- A. General background 2
- B. Legal framework 2
- III. Key issues relating to the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and relevant government initiatives 3
- A. Systemic racism and intersecting forms of discrimination 3
- B. Voting rights 4
- C. The equal right to education 4
- D. Affirmative action in college admissions 5
- E. Poverty and economic inequality 6
- F. Housing and homelessness 6
- G. Environmental racism 7
- H. Right to adequate food 8
- I. Health care and health outcomes 9
- J. Gun violence 10
- K. Law enforcement and the criminal justice system 10
- L. Migration governance 12
- M. Digital technologies and racial discrimination 13
- N. Protection from caste-based discrimination 13
- O. Hate speech and hate crime 14
- P. Anti-Black racism and hatred against those of African descent 14
- Q. Anti-Asian hate 14
- R. Antisemitism 15
- S. Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism and anti-Palestinian racism 15
- IV. Conclusions and recommendations 15
- A. Conclusions 15
- B. Recommendations 16
- Addressing systemic racism and intersecting forms of discrimination 16
- Ensuring voting rights for all 17
- Addressing racial discrimination in education 17
- Affirmative action in college admissions 17
- Poverty and economic inequality 18
- Housing and homelessness 18
- Addressing environmental racism 18
- Ensuring equal access to adequate food 19
- Ensuring access to health care and equitable health outcomes 19
- Gun violence 19
- Addressing racial discrimination in law enforcement and the criminal justice system 19
- Migration governance 21
- Digital technologies and racial discrimination 21
- Protection from caste-based discrimination 21
- Tackling hate speech and hate crime and bias against specific racial groups 21
- Hatred against people of African descent 21
- Anti-Asian racism 21
- Antisemitism 22
- Islamophobia 22
