Human Rights Council to the US: Abolish Death Penalty, Criminalize Torture, Guarantee Habeas Corpus.Human Rights Council to the US: Abolish Death Penalty, Criminalize Torture, Guarantee Habeas Corpus, Close Guantanamo Bay...
By: Human Rights Alert, NGO The document, dated November 10, 2010, was classified as: "Distr.: Limited". Excerpts from the document are copied below. The Outcome document calls upon the United State to: Ratify various Human Rights treaties and conventions, which the United States failed to ratify so far. Abolish the death penalty, or impose a moratorium on its execution. Universally guarantee the right for habeas corpus. Criminalize torture through enactment of federal law, and prosecute the perpetrators of torture. Cease assassinations by contractors. Safeguard the rights of children, workers, immigrants, and migrant workers. Human Rights Alert's submission for the 2010 UPR of the United States was incorporated in the HRC staff report, with reference to "corruption of the courts and the legal profession" in California. Human Rights Alert (NGO) is dedicated to discovering, archiving, and disseminating evidence of Human Rights violations by the justice systems of the State of California and the United States in Los Angeles, California, and beyond. Special emphasis is given to the unique role of computerized case management systems in the precipitous deterioration of integrity of the justice system. ______ LINKS [1] 10-11-10 Human Rights Working Group: Outcome Document of the 2010 UPR of the United States: Wg.6 9 l.9 Usa http://www.scribd.com/ # # # Human Rights Alert, a Los Angeles County, California, NGO, is committed to monitoring Human Rights violations by the US government, and reporting such violations, including, but not limited to the 2010 Universal Periodic Review of the US by the UN. End
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