UN human rights experts have expressed “legitimate concerns” over US juries failing to charge policemen involved in the deaths of two black civilians Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
Highlighting concerns over the jury decisions that saw policemen, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Rita Izsak, said,
“The decisions leave many with legitimate concerns relating to a pattern of impunity when victims of excessive use of force come from African-American or other minority communities.”
“There are numerous complaints stating that African-Americans are disproportionally affected by such practices of racial profiling and the use of disproportionate and often lethal force,” the UN Special Rapporteur on racism, Mutuma Ruteere, said in a press release on Friday.
The UN expert heading the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, added,
“The Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s cases have added to our existing concerns over the longstanding prevalence of racial discrimination faced by African-Americans, particularly in relation to access to justice and discriminatory police practices.”
See our earlier posts:
US Justice Department launches federal investigation into death of Eric Garner (04 Dec 2014)
Grand jury decision over Michael Brown shooting sparks protests (25 Nov 2014)
Missouri State Highway Patrol takes over security in Ferguson (15 Aug 2014)
State of emergency declared by Missouri governor (16 Aug 2014)
National Guard deployed as Ferguson protests escalate further (18 Aug 2014)
Highlighting concerns over the jury decisions that saw policemen, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Rita Izsak, said,
“The decisions leave many with legitimate concerns relating to a pattern of impunity when victims of excessive use of force come from African-American or other minority communities.”
“There are numerous complaints stating that African-Americans are disproportionally affected by such practices of racial profiling and the use of disproportionate and often lethal force,” the UN Special Rapporteur on racism, Mutuma Ruteere, said in a press release on Friday.
The UN expert heading the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, added,
“The Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s cases have added to our existing concerns over the longstanding prevalence of racial discrimination faced by African-Americans, particularly in relation to access to justice and discriminatory police practices.”
See our earlier posts:
US Justice Department launches federal investigation into death of Eric Garner (04 Dec 2014)
Grand jury decision over Michael Brown shooting sparks protests (25 Nov 2014)
Missouri State Highway Patrol takes over security in Ferguson (15 Aug 2014)
State of emergency declared by Missouri governor (16 Aug 2014)
National Guard deployed as Ferguson protests escalate further (18 Aug 2014)