US Defends Record Against Racial Discrimination (1/2)

The U.N. Committee of 18 independent experts peppered the U.S. delegation with numerous questions. It challenged assertions that the government was doing enough to combat alleged racial discrimination in the detention of African-Americans and other minorities.

It questioned Washington's treatment of illegal immigrants and demanded answers to a range of issues including alleged disparities in housing, education, employment and health care.

The Committee members also expressed concern about issues such as racial profiling, alleged racial bias in the legal system and the sentencing of African-American juveniles to life long prison terms.

Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department's civil rights division, Grace Chung Becker said the delegation shared the Committee's concerns about police brutality.

"In the civil rights division, we have increased by 25 percent the number of cases that we have brought in this area and we have increased the convictions by 53 percent over the last seven years. In addition, on the civil side, we continue to pursue pattern and practice cases against police departments for what we perceive as unconstitutional policing. This can include excessive uses of force, as well as biased policing and unconstitutional searches and seizures."

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由18位独立专家组成的联合国委员会对美国代表团提出了一连串的问题。其质疑了美国政府的申明，在申明中，美国政府表示已经做了足够多的事情来应对拘禁黑人和其他少数民族时存在种族歧视的指控。

代表团质疑了华盛顿政府处理非法移民的做法，并且要求（美国代表）回答一系列问题，这包括在住房、教育、雇佣制度以及健康保险方面不一致的指控。

委员会成员也表示对“种族脸谱化”、在法律体系中被指控存在种族偏见以及以及美国黑人年青少年被判终身监禁的指控的关注。

Grace Chung Becker是司法部民权部门的司法部长助理谈到，代表与委员会就关心的警察暴力问题交换了意见。

“在民权部，自从该机构建立，我们处理该类案件的数量每年增加了25%，但在过去七年中，最终定案的数量增加了53%。此外，在民事方面，对于那些我们可以察觉的属于违反宪法的警察行为我们继续制定法规和实际案例以约束警察部门。这包括过度使用暴力以及有偏见的侦讯和违反宪法的搜查及扣押。”

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