05.12.2014 - 15:10 [ Privacy SOS ]

UN to US: Clean up your act on racial profiling, police accountability, and domestic torture

Highlighting concerns brought to New York by youth activists from Chicago, the UN Committee Against Torture had this to say about US police:

„26. The Committee is concerned about numerous reports of police brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement officials, in particular against persons belonging to certain racial and ethnic groups, immigrants and LGBTI individuals, racial profiling by police and immigration offices and growing militarization of policing activities. The Committee is particularly concerned at the reported current police violence in Chicago, especially against African-American and Latino young people who are allegedly being consistently profiled, harassed and subjected to excessive force by Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers. It also expresses its deep concern at the frequent and recurrent police shootings or fatal pursuits of unarmed black individuals.“