Wednesday, December 3, 2014 United Nations Panel Slams U.S. Record on Police Brutality, Torture, Child Migrants & Guantánamo As protests continue over the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the United States is facing pressure internationally over its failure to put a halt to police brutality. In a new report, the United Nations Committee Against Torture expresses deep concern over the frequent and recurrent police shootings or fatal pursuits of unarmed black individuals. The Committee also criticizes a number of other U.S. practices on torture and imprisonment, Guantánamo Bay, and the custody of migrants including children in prison-like detention facilities. We discuss the report’s findings with Dr. Jens Modvig, member of the Committee against Torture and one of two rapporteurs for its report. democracynow.org/2014/12/3/united_nations_panel_slams_us_record?autostart=true
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:10:44 +0000
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