Maat condemns the racist practices of the US police against black citizens

The international human rights system should pressure the US administration to adhere to human rights standards

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Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights follows up the unfortunate events in New York City and several other American cities over the past two days, against the backdrop of the US police killing black Americans in an act that smacks of racism, which prompted tens of thousands of Americans to demonstrate and protest against The racist practices of the US police, which are demonstrations that witnessed violent incidents.

The practices of the US police against people of color have witnessed over the past years a clear violation of the relevant human rights standards, especially those stipulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which the United States ratified decades ago, as the police have been killing black Americans outside the boundaries of The law, and affiliates of the US police force practiced horrific “atrocities” that plague the values of freedom and human dignity that are enshrined in the US Constitution.

Maat Foundation affirms that the violence and killing practices carried out by the US police against black citizens are in no way separate from the practices witnessed by Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib years ago, despite the fact that the prison events were committed against non-US citizens while police violations were targeted. US citizens, but in both cases a clear indication that law enforcement forces and the US armed forces do not abide by the minimum standards of respect for human rights during periods of war or periods of peace.

The Foundation also notes that these unjustified actions of the US police are part of what is included in several US laws in several states of clear discrimination against people of color, especially black skin, which is blatantly inconsistent with the Convention against all forms of racial discrimination, and contradicts the values of justice And equality that should prevail in civilized societies.

The Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights calls on the US police to respect human rights standards while dealing with legitimate demonstrations and protests by American citizens, and calls on the competent American authorities to urgently investigate the escalating operations of the US police targeting black citizens on the basis of racism.

In the same context, the Foundation calls on international human rights non-governmental organizations, as well as international mechanisms for the protection of human rights, led by the United Nations Human Rights Council, to take positions in support of the right of black American citizens to get rid of the practices of racial discrimination committed by the US authorities against them, and for these organizations to establish With its moral responsibilities to push the US administration to adhere to human rights standards.