Author: American Civil Liberties Union. Rights Working Group
Title: The Persistence of Racial and Ethnic Profiling in the Untied States: A Follow-up Report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Summary: In the 21st century, despite the United States’ obligation to comply with the human rights standards and protections embodied in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the practice of racial profiling by members of law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels remains a widespread and pervasive problem throughout the United States, impacting the lives of millions of people in African American, Asian, Latino, South Asian, Arab and Muslim communities. Data and anecdotal information from across the country reveal that racial minorities continue to be unfairly victimized when authorities investigate, stop, frisk, or search individuals based upon subjective identity-based characteristics rather than identifiable evidence of illegal activity. Victims continue to be racially or ethnically profiled while they work, drive, shop, pray, travel, and stand on the street.
Details: New York: ACLU, 2009. 88p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2009
Country: United States
URL:
Shelf Number: 116252
Keywords:
Human RightsMinorities, Civil RightsRacial DiscriminationRacial Profiling in Law Enforcement |
