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: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
Cities, Federal Agencies, Should Broaden Responses to Climate Change
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A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States
14 Recommendations on Policing, Community Investment, and Accountability
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US: Systemic Rights Failings
Capitol Attack, Pandemic, Police Killings, Racial Injustice, Migrants’ Rights, Economic Disparities
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Letter from HRW and All Voting is Local to GA Secretary of State
Increase Ballot Drop Boxes to Ensure the Right to Vote in Georgia’s Runoff Elections
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US: Protect Cameroonians From Deportation
Alleged Abuse by Immigration Officials Warrants Immediate Investigation
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US: House Votes to End Marijuana Prohibition
Senate Should Pass Landmark Legislation to Advance Racial Justice, Equity
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US: Ensure Equitable Voting Access in Georgia Runoffs
Many Counties with High Covid-19 Rates Have Only 1 Drop Box
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US: No Justice 6 Months Since New York Police Assault
Mayor Should Urgently Address Accountability, Deter Further Abuse
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Lame Duck US Congress Should Pass Bill to Study Reparations for Slavery
Campaign Calls on Congress to Pass H.R. 40 Immediately
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