Charlottesville: United Nations warns US over 'alarming' racism

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Charlottesville: United Nations warns US over 'alarming' racism

UN committee on elimination of racial discrimination expresses alarm at growth of far-right groups and hate crimes

Haroon Siddique and agencies
Wednesday 23 August 2017 13.00 BST

A UN committee charged with tackling racism has issued an “early warning” over conditions in the US and urged the Trump administration to “unequivocally and unconditionally” reject discrimination.

The warning specifically refers to events last week in Charlottesville, Virginia, where civil rights activist Heather Heyer was killed when a car rammed into a group of people protesting against a white nationalist rally.

Such statements are usually issued by the United Nations committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (Cerd) over fears of ethnic or religious conflict. In the past decade, the only other countries issued with an early warning were Burundi, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria.

“We are alarmed by the racist demonstrations, with overtly racist slogans, chants and salutes by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and the Ku Klux Klan, promoting white supremacy and inciting racial discrimination and hatred,” said Anastasia Crickley, chair of the committee.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/23/charlottesville-un-committee-warns-us-over-rise-of-racism

[Moostache]

1. Corollary - UN appalled by POTUS and role in stoking hatred and offering succor to bigots

The real story remains...why is the POTUS equivocating and LYING about it?

Trump is a fool, but he knows DAMN WELL what "on all sides....all sides..." meant and means still. It is not accidental or a slip of the tongue. It is not even a dog whistle. Its a goddamn bull horn scream saying "I STILL have your back....even if these damn liburls are making me say bad things about you..."

We are a nation adrift. More Exxon Valdez than Mayflower any more...

[lunasun]

2. MAGA -check out where else the UN has issued this kind of statement ...

Such statements are usually issued by the United Nations committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (Cerd) over fears of ethnic or religious conflict.
In the past decade, the only other countries issued with an early warning were Burundi, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria.
MAGA!