Civil And Human Rights Groups Ask For Further U.N. Involvement To End Racial Discrimination In U.S.

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011.  The American Civil Liberties Union joined a coalition of civil and human rights groups in sending a letter today to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, asking the committee to urge the United States government to comply with its obligations under international human rights laws and treaties regarding racial discrimination.

While the committee and other U.N. human rights experts have provided specific and detailed recommendations over the last…