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US: Protestors Demand Justice | Human Right Watch



United States authorities should take bold steps to address the structural racism driving mass protests across the country, Human Rights Watch said today.

The national, state, and local governments should enact and enforce meaningful police accountability measures, drastically reduce unnecessary arrests, and end the use of police to address societal problems related to poverty and health, which disproportionately target black and brown people. Instead, they should invest in real support for communities in need and programs designed to counter long-term structural racism in multiple areas, such as health and education.

Read more: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/take-action-keep-water-us

Access to safe and affordable water is essential to human health, and to following basic recommendations issued by United States public health experts on proper hand hygiene to help prevent Covid-19 infection. Despite this, communities of color across the US, including Native Americans living on reservations, are facing Covid-19 without adequate access to water.

For more HRW reporting on the US: https://www.hrw.org/united-states

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