THE UNITED STATES IS VIOLATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF BLACK PEOPLE BY FAILING TO RESTRICT USE OF DEADLY FORCE BY POLICE
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 16, 2024
MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL & THE SENATE MUST PASS THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT
Following the killing of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black man, by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014, Amnesty International launched an investigation into laws governing use of lethal force by police in the United States. Our report, “Deadly Force: Police Use of Lethal Force in the United States”, was released in June 2015 . . .
