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These include the US failure to fully protect the human rights of black and brown people as well as government policies that have directly contributed to racial disparities in health, housing, criminal law, and other areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center info \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/53382\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_testimony_Covid19disparities.jpg?itok=rnmxdOqO 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_testimony_Covid19disparities.jpg?itok=DJ_u7U7c 946w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 width=\u0022946\u0022 height=\u0022581\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_testimony_Covid19disparities.jpg?itok=DJ_u7U7c\u0022 alt=\u0022Healthcare workers at Brooklyn\u0027s Kings County Hospital show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement during the coronavirus pandemic, New York, June 4, 2020.\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-expand\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EHealthcare workers at Brooklyn\u0027s Kings County Hospital show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement during the coronavirus pandemic, New York, June 4, 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2020 AP Photo\/Mark Lennihan\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHuman Rights Watch wrote to the Ways and Means Committee of the US House of Representatives, pointing to several failures to protect the human rights of black and brown people that compound each other in ways that increase the risks Covid-19 poses for people of color. These include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERacially discriminatory policing and incarceration, brought again into the spotlight after the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/02\/us-address-structural-racism-underlying-protests\u0022\u003Epolice killing of George Floyd\u003C\/a\u003E, which exposes black and brown people to higher risk of infection from Covid-19 in detention. Studies have shown that discrimination in policing also correlates with stress, anxiety, depleted economic opportunities, and poor health outcomes, which may increase the risk of serious illness from Covid-19.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECommunities of color in the United States, especially\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/coronavirus-navajo-nation-running-water-cbsn-originals\/\u0022\u003ENative Americans living on reservations\u003C\/a\u003E, are facing Covid-19 without sufficient and affordable access to water, a human right, which is critical to reduce risk of infection.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe human right to be free from racial segregation\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/s4.ad.brown.edu\/Projects\/Diversity\/SegSorting\/Default.aspx\u0022\u003Ehas never been adequately protected in the United States\u003C\/a\u003E. Research indicates a correlation between high rates of racial segregation and poor health outcomes in the United States, including from Covid-19. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFor low-income \u201cessential\u201d workers, the risk they already face from Covid-19 is exacerbated by government failures to protect the rights to a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/05\/29\/germany-protect-meatpacking-workers-better\u0022\u003Esafe and healthy workplace\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFailures to protect the right to an adequate standard of living for people of color means that they are more likely to live in close quarters, use public transportation, and be exposed to the virus through work. Due to lower incomes and higher levels of debt,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/19\/us-address-impact-covid-19-poor\u0022\u003Epoverty\u003C\/a\u003E is most acute among blacks and Latinos. About\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/200476\/us-poverty-rate-by-ethnic-group\/\u0022\u003E21 percent of black people and 18 percent of Hispanic people\u003C\/a\u003E live under the poverty line, compared with 8 percent of white people.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPrior to the Covid-19 pandemic, childbirth was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2019\/p0905-racial-ethnic-disparities-pregnancy-deaths.html\u0022\u003Ealready more deadly\u003C\/a\u003E for black women in the United States. 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