HEY!!! UN......FOAD “We call upon the US Government to examine its laws that could have discriminatory impact on African Americans, and to ensure that such laws are in full compliance with the country’s international legal obligations and relevant standards,” said human rights expert Verene Shepherd, who currently heads the UN Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent. “The Trayvon Martin case has highlighted the importance of the need to review those existing laws and policies that can have a discriminatory effect on the basis of race, as African Americans become more vulnerable to such discrimination,” she continued. Mutama Ruteere, a reporter for the UN on racism, also put his two cents in saying, “States are required to take effective measures to review governmental, national and local policies, and to amend, rescind or nullify any laws and regulations which have the effect of creating or perpetuating racial discrimination wherever it exists.” - See more at: freepatriot.org/2013/09/06/united-nations-demands-answers-zimmerman-verdict/?fb_source=pubv1#sthash.nld50xgZ.Wg0SOEG2.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:11:30 +0000
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