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The Inter-American Comission on Human Rights (@IACHumanRights/@CIDH) has issued a devastating report on police violence against African Americans in the USA.
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@IACHumanRights @CIDH IACHR on the USA: "police brutality and excessive use of force, racially biased policing practices, and racial disparities that permeate virtually every part of the criminal justice system, are widespread and represent a clear threat to the human rights of African Americans …"
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IACHR: "… including the rights to life, personal integrity, nondiscrimination, & due process. In this report, the Commission considers these issues in light of the United States’ international obligations regarding non-discrimination, use of force, and access to justice."
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The full 168-page report is here: oas.org/en/iachr/reports/pdfs/PoliceUseOfForceAfrosUSA.pdf The IACHR's Spanish-language Twitter includes a video (in English) worth seeing. @CIDH/1207299481441624064