From ¡Somos! Presente (https://somos.presente.org/):
We are calling on members, supporters, and those who respect human rights to demand a UN investigation into US violations of human rights at the Mexican border.
Recently, U.S. Officials attacked asylum seekers with tear gas and rubber bullets and coordinated an operation to return them to their countries where they risk persecution. This comes just after the administration issued an order authorizing troops at the border to use deadly force against families. This violates international laws and the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
That’s why we’ve joined forces with the US Human Rights Network and our friends at Puente Arizona and Mijente to demand a full human rights investigation.
Will you sign the petition calling for UN involvement at https://somos.presente.org/petitions/launch-a-un-investigation-into-the-violation-of-refugee-rights-at-the-mexican-border/?
As a Member State of the United Nations, the United States government has the moral, ethical and legal obligation to adhere to international law and protect the human rights of the vulnerable.
Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” As such, governments are responsible for protecting people who seek safety in their territory without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or physical incapacity.
Add your name calling for human rights for all!
As a signatory to the UDHR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; and the Convention and Protocols Relating to the Status of Refugees, the US has international legal obligations to ensure refugees exercise their basic human rights and live securely and with dignity. Moreover, the US has the obligation to ensure refugees right to seek asylum is respected and they are not forcibly returned.
Closing the U.S.-Mexico border, the use of lethal force, subjecting asylum seekers to forcibly return to their countries where they risk persecution, are gross violations of international law and the human rights of refugees. The US government must end its hostile treatment of refugees and uphold its international legal obligations.
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