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A UN report has condemned the United States for violating the terms of an international anti-torture treaty. The panel took Washington to task for police brutality, military interrogations, and capital punishment protocols.
The Committee is concerned about numerous reports of police brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement officials, the paper released by the UN Committee Against Torture says, adding that in particular this brutality is seen against persons belonging to certain racial and ethnic groups, immigrants and LGBTI individuals.
The document was released on Friday, just days after the contentious decision of a Missouri grand jury not to indict a white officer accused of shooting Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. The decision triggered a wave of protests nationwide.
Although the report didnt specifically mention the events in Ferguson, Mike Browns parents met with the committee to discuss their sons case in Geneva earlier this month.
The UN watchdog expressed deep concern at the frequent and recurrent police shootings or fatal pursuits of unarmed black individuals.
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http://rt.com/usa/209919-un-slams-us-torture/
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)We pay for it and it is on our soil. Not much the organization can do. The last thing they want to to get into some shouting match with the United States of America. They would lose and lose badly.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)What? No Sidney?
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)U.N. torture watchdog urges U.S. crackdown on police brutality
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/28/us-usa-un-torture-idUSKCN0JC1BC20141128