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NYC’s $13 million settlement with BLM protesters “not a victory, but something to hold onto’
An interview with longtime activist Savitri Durkee who was a plaintiff in the record-setting class-action lawsuit.
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Report: U.S. police have killed 1068 people since Floyd’s death
U.S. police officers have killed at least 1068 people since the killing of African-American George Floyd by physical force by an officer a year ago, a report by a police watchdog group indicates.
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International rights experts condemn U.S. police killings as ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
“The world is not only watching, it’s judging.”
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George Floyd “narrated his death,” says attorney at International Inquiry
George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States at its January 25 hearing.
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International Commission of Inquiry to open hearings on racist police violence in the U.S. on MLK Day
The National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL), the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) have assembled a commission of experts from around the world to investigate racist police violence against people of African descent in the United States.
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International lawyers and activists organize independent inquiry into U.S. police violence
The Trump administration thwarted an investigation specifically into the US. But that didn’t deter those who believe an independent inquiry is necessary.
