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The 1st UN review of the U.S. human rights record since Trump's election was scheduled for today. It was postponed due to the global pandemic. @USHRN is releasing its annual report on the same date as a message that civil society remains committed to holding the U.S. accountable.
Last month, civil society groups briefed UN Permanent Missions on human rights in the U.S. and the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable and marginalized communities. Watch a recap of the UN briefing: vimeo.com/415230101?emci… #USUPR #HumanRights4All #UPR2020
.@ACLU presentation focused on rights of people in custody. We highlighted the urgency to end America's mass incarceration and significantly reduce the number of people in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities to protect them from COVID-19. …6-4e35-8204-bfad7e9ec875.usrfiles.com/ugd/2eb10d_e78… 
Today, @StateDept is holding an “off the record and closed to the press” meeting with NGOs regarding the United States’ UPR report to the UN Human Rights Council. Yes, that Council the Trump admin withdraw from in June 2018 and @NikkiHaley called it a “cesspool of political bias”
The ‘consultation’ is taking place just one week before the report’s submission to the UN which will be reviewed on May 11, 2020. Clearly, Trump administration is more interested to use the UPR to hold other countries accountable than addressing its abysmal human rights record.
The ACLU submitted a short report to the @UNHumanRights focusing on excessive and disproportionate sentences in the United States, including life and life-without-parole sentences and the death penalty. aclu.org/hearing-statem…
