Posts Tagged ‘police violence’

#SayHerName: Activists push to recognize black women victimized by police violence

Reuters/Elizabeth Shafiroff Much of the debate surrounding police behavior in the United States has revolved around fatal confrontations between unarmed black men and law enforcement, but a new movement wants to remind Americans that black women are also victims. In order to do so, a new report was released Wednesday called ‘Say Her Name: Resisting […]

117 Countries Slam American Police Brutality at UN Human Rights Council

(ANTIMEDIA) In what could hardly be called a surprise, the UN Human Rights Council chastised the US over its epidemic of police violence, discrimination, needless killings, and general neglect, following through with recommendations made in its first review in 2010. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) takes place every four years to scrutinize the human and […]

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