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        <h1 class="gmail-reader-title">UN Report Reveals Systemic Racism in US Police & Justice System</h1>September 29, 2023</div>

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                                                <img src="cid:ii_ln50e1wh0" alt="racism.jpeg_1718483346.jpeg" width="399" height="226"><br><p>A new United Nations 
report said that systemic racism against people of African descent 
pervades America's police forces and criminal justice system, and U.S. 
authorities must urgently step up efforts for reform.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>The report was issued by the UN International Independent Expert 
Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law 
Enforcement on Thursday.</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The UN experts heard 
testimonies from 133 affected individuals, visited five detention 
centers and held meetings with civil society groups and various 
government and police authorities in the District of Columbia, Atlanta, 
Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York City.</p>                                                  
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>"In all the cities we
 went to, we heard dozens of heart-breaking testimonies on how victims 
do not get justice or redress. This is not new, and it's unacceptable" 
Tracie Keesee said.</p>                                                   
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>"This is a systemic issue that calls for a systemic response. All 
actors involved, including police departments and police unions, must 
join forces to combat the prevailing impunity," the expert added.</p>                                                        
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The report found that
 racism in the United States -- a legacy of slavery, the slave trade, 
and one hundred years of legalized apartheid that followed slavery's 
abolition -- continues to exist today in the form of racial profiling, 
police killings and many other human rights violations.</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The report said that 
Black people in America are three times more likely to be killed by 
police than whites and 4.5 times more likely to be incarcerated. It also
 said that of the more than 1,000 cases of killings by police each year,
 only 1 percent result in officers being charged.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>"We reject the 'bad apple' theory," said Juan Mendez, another member 
of the team. "There is strong evidence suggesting that the abusive 
behavior of some individual police officers is part of a broader and 
menacing pattern."</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The report cited with
 profound concern instances of children of African descent being 
sentenced to life imprisonment, pregnant women in prison being chained 
during childbirth and persons held in solitary confinement for 10 years.</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>It also described how
 some people of African descent have been prevented from voting years 
after completing their sentences and how some are subjected to forced 
labor in "plantation-style" prisons, which constitutes a contemporary 
form of slavery.</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The report made 30 recommendations to the United States and all its jurisdictions, including over 18,000 police agencies.</p>                                                    
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
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