Tuesday, 27 April 2021

US police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds

In devastating report, human rights experts call on International Criminal Court prosecutor to open an immediate investigation The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found. A week after the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, the unabated epidemic of police killings of Black men and women in the US has now attracted scorching international attention. Continue reading...
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