U.N. racism investigator to visit U.S. from Monday

Reuters ^ | Fri May 16, 2008 2:48pm EDT | Stephanie Nebehay

[Jean S]

GENEVA (Reuters) - A special U.N. human rights investigator will visit the United States this month to probe racism, an issue that has forced its way into the race to secure the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

The United Nations said Doudou Diene would meet federal and local officials, as well as lawmakers and judicial authorities during the May 19-June 6 visit.

"The special rapporteur will...gather first-hand information on issues related to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," a U.N. statement said on Friday.

His three-week visit, at U.S. government invitation, will cover eight cities -- Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, Omaha, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Race has become a central issue in the U.S. election cycle because Sen. Barack Obama, the frontrunner in the battle for the Democratic nomination battle, stands to become the country's first African American president.

His campaign has increased turnout among black voters but has also turned off some white voters in a country with a history of slavery and racial segregation.

Diene, a Senegalese lawyer who has served in the independent post since 2002, will report his findings to the U.N. Human Rights Council next year.

However, the United Nations has almost no clout when it comes to U.S. domestic affairs and is widely perceived by many as interfering. The United States is not among the 47 member states of the Geneva-based forum, but has observer status.

In a report last year he said Islamophobia had grown worldwide since the September 11 2001 attacks on the United States, carried out by al-Qaeda militants.

DEATH PENALTY

A U.N. panel which examined the U.S. record on racial discrimination last March urged the United States to halt racial profiling of Americans of Arab, Muslim and South Asian descent and to ensure immigrants and non-nationals are not mistreated.

It also said America should impose a moratorium on the death penalty and stop sentencing young offenders to life in prison until it can root out racial bias from its justice system.

Racial minorities were more likely than whites to be sentenced to death or to life without parole as juveniles, according to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It monitors compliance with an international treaty which Washington ratified in 1994.

U.S. officials told the body, made up of 18 independent experts, that they were combating hate crimes such as displays of hangman's nooses and police brutality against minorities.

Some 800 racially motivated incidents against people perceived to be Arab, Muslim, Sikh or South Asian had been investigated since the September 11 attacks, they said at the time.

Substantial progress had been made over the years in addressing disparities in housing, education, employment and health care, according to a U.S. report submitted to the talks.

(Additional reporting by Matt Bigg in Atlanta; Editing by Jonathan Lynn and Jon Boyle)

[The Worthless Miracle]

What an absolute waste of time and money. Why waste anything on this pathetic excercise in bureaucracy. Will he be visiting any black liberation theology churches?? Or is the pretext that minorities are victims in america?

[SkyDancer]

Oh, so then if Obama isn’t nominated or elected then the UN will report we’re racist ... got it .....

[Non-Sequitur]

Why waste anything on this pathetic excercise in bureaucracy.

He will pretend to find racism in the U.S. And we will pretend to give a sh*t.

[Enchante]

Would anyone like to bet on whether this is a set-up to produce a report that presses the US public to “prove” we are not racist by voting for Obama??? (I will bet the answer is YES, it is a set-up, of course)

What a coincidence that this is coming during the presidential election campaign, my oh, my!!

Which State Dept. leftists arranged for this piece of agit-propaganda?

[Kaslin]

Why should I vote for Obama? I have no plan to vote for any democRat

[Enchante]

"will report his findings to the U.N. Human Rights Council next year"

Oh, yeah sure, and I'll also bet that the odds of some "leaks" of his findings before the November election are at about 1,000,000,000 :: 1

Let's remember how the IAEA tried so hard to manipulate our 2004 election in Jon Carry's favor! Just weeks before Election Day there was b.s. from the IAEA about that supposed loss of sensitive nuke material in Iraq, the kind of stuff that wasn't supposed to exist according to the "Bush lied" meme, but who cares about consistency when you are anti-American far-left douchebags?

[SkyDancer]

The post was in response to those UN observers ... from what I see we have the choice between two socialists and a democrat ....

[SandRat]

[EagleandLiberty]

The ‘Useless Nations’ at work — SPENDING America’s TAXPAYERS money!!

[pillut48]

And as usual, as soon as the UN finds anything BAD going on around the US, they’ll do NOTHING as they are wont to do in other countries, right?!? Oh, wait, maybe they’ll throw a dozen years worth of ‘resolutions’ our way to scare us and make us behave, right?!

Can we toss this waste of time & $$$$$$$$$ out of New York City already?!?! Didn’t I recently hear a report that the USA is footing a billion dollar bill to renovate the UN building/s?????? I WANT MY TAX DOLLARS BACK. NOW!!!

[w1andsodidwe]

Would anyone like to bet on whether this is a set-up to produce a report that presses the US public to “prove” we are not racist by voting for Obama??? (I will bet the answer is YES, it is a set-up, of course)

I will bet you are right, and this will have the same effect as Osama coming out for Kerry right before the election. Americans do not appreciate non-citizens trying to meddle in our elections.

[Ben Hecks]

Sorry but I just can’t get excited about a visit from someone named “Doo Doo”.

[pillut48]

UN kicks off long-delayed headquarters renovation

[freespirited]

A special U.N. human rights investigator will visit the United States this month to probe racism

I have become wary of anyone with the word "rights" in their job title.

[FlingWingFlyer]

DOUDOU Diene? ROTFL!!! You gotta be *****ing me!!! You can't make this stuff up!

[visualops]

Doudou

How appropriate.

[wastedyears]

They want racism, I’ll show them racism.

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

Doo Doo Poo Poo needs to be sent back to the UN Human Rights Commission which is dominated by some of the worst THUGS in the world post haste - with a boot up his ass.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Yup! Another U.N. freeloader!

[Miss Didi]

Laura I. just covered this on The Factor--one great guest, a Brit, said it was totally political right before the presidential election....probably already written and very anti-American. The other guest, a black guy, said that America is very racist and there was room for improvement, especially with Katrina, and he welcomed this UN report. Laura was screaming...just unbelievable that the US would allow this.

However, this may totally backfire on Barry. First he tells us that we can't eat, drive and turn on the a/c...then the UN comes out and tells us we are all racists so we should vote for the first black president? Enough already.

[Yankee]

I called my congress-critter, Lynn Westmoreland’s office today and asked them what this crap is all about.

They said they hadn’t heared of this, so I told them to wake up and get on it.

The GOP can’t find their own asses with a map and a compass for God’s sake!

[Fireone]

U.S. out of the UN
UN out of the U.S.!

[norton]

"Oh, so then if Obama isn’t nominated or elected then the UN will report we’re racist ... got it ....."

At least they're telling us in advance.

[afnamvet]

U.S. out of the UN

UN out of the U.S.!

Do it Now..Today!

[Redcloak]

He’s named “Doo Doo”?

[The KG9 Kid]

This could sink Obama.

[lbsmith]

Like what Doudou Diene (ya can’t make this up!) from the UN says matters!

[berdie]

later

[bannie]

Great visual, sandrat!

I’m printing it out for my sainted father.

Thank you!

[PGalt]

DooDoo is an apt representative of all of the crap that has ever come from UNaccountable bureaucrats.

DooDoo’s big on Islamophobia (an expert dontcha know) but never has a word to say about infidelophobia.

He was smacked down in the U.K. by comment #2...here...

http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=795

thanks to Roy Brown.

Tactics of how these UNaccountable bureaucrats gag opposition voices...here...

http://www.iheu.org/node/2806

DooDoo’s smell precedes him.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

I wonder if the UN will report on the racism against Conservative White Men!

[Perchant]

There is plenty of racism in the US. US Caucasians are some of the most scapegoated and attacked people in history. I wonder if the UN chap will find it.

[Dengar01]

This is Nazism of a different order. I’d have the race hunter arrested when he comes to the US.

[clintonh8r]

DouDou? Is he related to Butros-Butros?

[clintonh8r]

“Iss diss big, Mizz Cawtuh, I promises you. Iss really diss big! Jimmuh ain’t home, izz he?”

[clintonh8r]

“Iss diss big, Mizz Cawtuh, I promises you. Iss really diss big! Jimmuh ain’t home, izz he?”

[Sender]

A special U.N. human rights investigator will visit the United States this month to probe racismresistance to Islam, an issue that has forced its way into the race to secure the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

There, fixed it.

[AliVeritas]

Maybe he can start by investigating this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-YoB5mnZs

[Liberty Valance]

The American sense of humor will be the first casualty
in any such report.

[rockinqsranch]

Anybody have a clue WHO INVITED THE UN?

[glock rocks]

Doudou?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[cardinal4]

I kept looking for Scrappleface, John Semmens, or any other comedic Freeper’s fingerprints. Then I checked the date to make sure it wasnt April Fools. Lastly, I pinched myself to make sure I wasnt dreaming. Im out of words to describe what I just read...

[truthkeeper]

Someone needs to show this clown the door.

[Jean S]

I am outraged. I sent a freepmail to my congressman, Jim Sensenbrenner, tonight and requested a reply.

[Jean S]

Ack! I’ve been freeping too long. I sent him an email, not a freepmail but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a freeper.

[Libertarian444]

His three-week visit vacation, at U.S. government invitation, will cover eight cities -- Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, Omaha, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pffffft, whatever.....the real purpose of the "visit":

Washington DC - suite at the Four Seasons, dinner at The Palm
New York - suite at the Waldorf, dinner at Le Bernardin
Chicago - suite at the Drake, dinner at Morton's
Omaha - suite at the Hilton, dinner at The French Cafe
Los Angeles - suite at the Chateau Marmont, dinner at Spago
New Orleans - suite at the Royal-Sonesta, dinner at Antoine's
Miami - suite at the Mandarin-Oriental, dinner at Joe's Stone Crab
San Juan - suite at the Ritz-Carlton, dinner at Augusto's

[clintonh8r]

I’m sure he’ll be meeting with Calif Obama to study how underpriveleged and repressed he is....

[Notwithstanding]

Are they finally going to investigate the “get whitey” antics of Barry Hussein Obama, L’il Michele, and Rev. Whight-lightning?