TODAY: It’s the 25th anniversary of the United States’ ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (#CERD) – an international human rights treaty that sets forth comprehensive guidelines to promote equality and racial justice.
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We’re still waiting for the Trump administration to send the
#CERD Committee its report on efforts to eliminate racial discrimination – a report that was due on November 20, 2017. It’s unacceptable that this report is now almost two years late.1 reply 5 retweets 12 likesShow this thread
And remember: The administration declined to nominate anyone to serve on the #CERD Committee and withdrew the US from the UN Human Rights Council.
Our nation deserves a fierce commitment to compliance with international human rights obligations. This administration is failing.
5:56 PM - 21 Oct 2019
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