(Photo: AFP)GENEVA - A UN watchdog warned on Wednesday that “racist hate speech” by US President Donald Trump and other political leaders coupled with intensified immigration crackdowns were fuelling grave rights violations. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination highlighted the growing “racist hate speech” targeting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the United States. This “fosters intolerance and may incite racial discrimination (and) hate crimes”, it warned. ‘Excessive force’Denounced the “excessive use of force during immigration enforcement operations”, the committee noted that at least eight people had died since January during ICE operations or while in ICE custody. It also called on Washington to publicly condemn racial discrimination and racist hate speech.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2026 15:49 UTC