US Human Rights: Report slams US for hypocrisy over racial discrimination
Updated 17:56, 26-Jul-2019
The latest report from the China Society for Human Rights Studies slams what it calls "hypocrisy" over racial discrimination in U.S. human rights. The report says that for all of its self-styled positioning as a defender of human rights, the United States has neither the will nor the ability to solve the severe problem of racial discrimination on its own soil. CGTN reporter Wang Hui explains.
It's called "The Deep-Rooted Racial Discrimination in the US Highlights Its Hypocrisy on Human Rights".
The 12-page online report says racial discrimination is found in every aspect of Americans' lives; from law enforcement to the judiciary, to the economy and in society.
In law enforcement, the report cited US government figures showing that young African American men are 21 times more likely to get shot to death than their white counterparts. According to the website Police Violence Map, more than 280 African Americans were killed by police in 2017, and 260 last year.
The report, by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, also analyzed figures from police stations across the U.S.
It shows the rate of arrested African Americans is three times higher than any other race, and in some cases as high as 26 times.
Economically, minorities remain in the disadvantaged categories for employment, career development, income and overall financial situations. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows African Americans unemployment is double that of whites, and for Latinos, it's 40% higher than whites.
In society, minorities are more likely to suffer discrimination and bullying in educational institutions. The US Department of Education reports that Asian American students suffer from it the most. 54% of Asian American students in the study complained of being bullied. And nearly 40% of African Americans and 34% of Latinos said so.
The report also says that racial discrimination across the US has gotten worse. It quoted a survey conducted by NBC in 2018, in which 64% of respondents agreed that racism was a severe social problem in the US. 45% believed that racial relations had worsened, and 30% believed that racial problems were the biggest cause of society's splits across America.
WANG HUI BEIJING "The report concludes by saying the status of race relations in the US is determined by the country's political structure, historical traditions and ideology. Without reform of these, experts say there will be no way to change the vicious circle in race relations nor discrimination, and that proper protection of human rights for racial minorities cannot happen. Wang Hui, CGTN, Beijing."