نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
گروه حقوق بین الملل عمومی، دانشکده حقوق، دانشگاه قم، قم، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
One of the persistent human rights concerns in the United States has been the protection of minority rights. The Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues (SRMI) presented a report to the Human Rights Council following his visit to the US on 17 August 2022. Using a descriptive-analytic approach and drawing on the findings of this report, the authors seek to address the structural challenges faced by minority groups in the US in exercising and safeguarding their rights. These challenges span political, legal, cultural, social, economic, and environmental spheres, all of which are deeply interconnected. According to the report, despite the formal abolition of slavery in the US, its legacy endures through
discriminatory laws, policies, and practices targeting the Black minority. Additionally, some minority groups continue to be deprived of effective political participation, particularly the right to vote and adequate political representation. In the realm of educational and linguistic rights, certain indigenous and minority languages remain marginalized. The report also highlights the discriminatory practices within the US criminal justice system, including the use of violence against and the killing of Black individuals by American police. Furthermore, hate speech directed at religious minorities -particularly
Islamophobia- on social media and in virtual spaces, along with environmental injustice and the unequal treatment of minorities in environmental matters, further compound these challenges. Taken together, these interconnected structural barriers reveal the ongoing vulnerability of minority groups in the US, pointing to the existence of systemic and pervasive discrimination and racism against them across various aspects of life in the country.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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