In this submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International sets out how the USA continues to fail to live up to its human rights obligations on a range of issues including: the continued use of the death penalty; the use of lethal force by law enforcement; the prevalence of gun violence; the failure to respect sexual and reproductive rights; the “targeted killing” program; the failure to protect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; discrimination and violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity; the failure to protect Indigenous women from gender-based violence. This submission is not an exhaustive list of Amnesty International’s concerns.
United States of America: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee; 139th session, 9 October – 3 November 2023
Topics
- Business and Human Rights
- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Death in Custody
- Death Penalty
- Detention
- Discrimination
- Impunity
- Indigenous People
- Killings and Disappearances
- LGBTI Rights
- Maternal Health and Reproductive Rights
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Racial Discrimination
- Research
- Research Briefing
- Sexual Rights
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- United States of America
- Unlawful Killings
- Women's Rights