US: Crack Cocaine Ruling a Victory for Rights – Passion of the Present

The US Sentencing Commission’s unanimous vote on June 30, 2011, to make new federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines retroactive, is consistent with internationally recognized human rights principles. However, further reforms are required to bring the United States into full compliance with its international human rights obligations.

(Washington, DC) – The US Sentencing Commission’s unanimous vote on June 30, 2011, to make new federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines retroactive, is consistent with internationally recognized human rights principles, Human Rights Watch said today.