U.N. human rights experts have called for major reforms of the U.S. criminal justice system to combat systemic racism, citing testimonies that jailed Black women had been shackled during childbirth while male inmates were forced to work in "plantation-style" conditions.

In a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to “an affront to human dignity” in visits in April and May.

The U.S. diplomatic mission in Geneva declined to comment. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said it was committed to ensuring the safety and security of incarcerated individuals as well as employees and the public.

One such practice is restraining and shackling women prisoners during childbirth, the report said.

The experts “heard, first hand, unbearable direct testimonies of pregnant women shackled during labour, who due to the chaining, lost their babies”, it said. Asked to give details, a U.N. rights spokesperson referred to “several” cases and confirmed they all involved Black women.

  • @thepianistfroggollumEnglish
    4•9 months ago

    Just a small point, it’s xenophobia, not racism. It’s all bigotry, but the distinction is important.

    Also, it’s just a troll

    • theodewere
      -6•9 months ago

      lazy Americans think because you won’t cater to their ignorance you must be trolling them

      • @thepianistfroggollumEnglish
        3•9 months ago

        I mean, I know you’re a troll. I’m just bored and playing along.

        • theodewere
          -2•9 months ago

          you should try attacking the source of your emotional discomfort, maybe that will help… it’s what an angry 3 year old does…

          • @thepianistfroggollumEnglish
            1•9 months ago

            You’re trying to sound deep and full of worldly knowledge, but I just want you to know it’s extremely apparent that you’re a child who has no real world experience.