Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ sparking human rights violations, UN watchdog warns
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UN watchdog warned Trump's racist hate speech is sparking human rights violations in America.
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UN experts cite growing derogatory language against migrants alongside intensified US migration crackdowns affecting communities.
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The UN's committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) issued a non-binding decision this week warning that Donald Trump and other US political leaders' "racist hate speech" has led to "grave human rights violations." The panel of 18 independent experts called on the US to uphold its obligations as a signatory to the international convention on combating racism and discrimination. CERD cited growing use of derogatory and dehumanizing language against migrants alongside intensified US migration crackdowns.
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UN committee called on the US to uphold obligations under international convention on combating racism.
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