
Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination is a serious human rights problem in the United States that intersects with all of the US domestic issues covered by Human Rights Watch—from over-incarceration of Black and Latinx people fueled by the disproportionately harsh sentences meted out for all categories of crime, including violent offenses, to the failed War on Drugs, to prosecution and bail policies that coerce people into guilty pleas, to surveillance of specific groups, such as Muslims or political activists from other ethnic or religious minorities, to immigration policies that scapegoat immigrants as criminals, or subject asylum seekers and refugees to disparate treatment based on their national origin. Human Rights Watch documents, investigates, and analyzes human rights abuses involving racial discrimination in “purpose or effect,” meaning violations that result in racial disparities even without intent to discriminate, and we advocate for the US to meet its international human rights obligation to end all forms of racial discrimination.
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US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre
Commission Alienates Survivors; State, City Should Urgently Ensure Reparations
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US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action
Pregnant People, Infants, Children Particularly Vulnerable
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News
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Opposition to CARE Court (SB 1338) as Amended June 16, 2022
Set for Hearing Before the CA Assembly Health Committee on June 28, 2022
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Why More Police Funding Is No Route to Public Safety
Increasing Police Funding Doesn’t Address the Burden of Systemic Racism, Poverty, and Inequality in Public Safety
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US: Groups Ask Biden to Create Commission to Study Reparations
150-foot Pan-African Flag Outside White House Raises Awareness of Slavery’s Legacy
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Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to CARE Court (SB 1338)
Letter to California State Assembly Judiciary Committee
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US House of Representatives Again Passes Marijuana Reform Bill
MORE Act Would Begin to Address Harm to US Communities of Color
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Groups Express Concerns Over Policing Bills
Congress Should Address Underlying Needs, Prioritize Community Investments
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Before Mass Shooting, Systemic Racism Affected East Buffalo Community
Legacy of Slavery, Segregation, Discrimination Have Continued Impact
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Letter to California Senate Appropriations Committee
Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to CARE Court (SB 1338)
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