WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The new UN report called on the United States to halt the detention of immigrant families and children, and to probe allegations of torture documented in a recent US Senate report as well as provide reparations to victims, among other violations.
"[I]n many areas — including national security, criminal justice, social and economic rights and immigration policy — the US has an abysmal record compared to other liberal democracies," Dawar said on Friday.
The UN Human Rights Council has documented 348 recommendations for the United States government to address in order to improve its human rights record.
"[The report] made many fitting recommendations to address police brutality and excessive use of force, as well as ending racial profiling against minorities and immigrants," Dawar said.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights and freedom of speech were singled out in the report as areas the United States is most active in protecting.
The ACLU stated that the UN has sent a strong message of no-confidence in the US human rights record. "It clearly demonstrates that the United States has a long way to go to live up to its human rights obligations and commitments," Dawar said.
The US government has until September 2015 to respond to the 348 recommendations.
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system comprised of 47 member states. The Council is responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe, according to the organization’s website.
