Miami police case which saw tasered Colombian teen killed will be put before U.N.
Miami police case which saw tasered Colombian teen killed will be put before U.N.
Oct 9, 2014 posted by Craig Corbett
Local human rights activists in Miami aim to submit the case of 18 year old Colombian who died after being tasered by police, to the U.N committee against torture.
Human rights organisations The Dream Defenders and the Community Justice Project of Florida Legal Services aim to present the case along with another to the U.N committee’s 53rd meeting next month in Switzerland, alleging that Israel ´Reefa´Hernandez’s death was the result of unchecked police brutality.
“The U.S. is quick to criticize countries like the Hernandez’s native Colombia for their human rights abuses, yet allows for egregious police crimes to go wholly unpunished,” said Meena Jagannath of the Community Justice Project.
Representatives from the human rights groups will travel to Geneva for the U.N meeting and aims to demand immediate suspension and investigation of accused officer Jorge Mercado and the instigation of an federal investigation into both the Miami Beach Police and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
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http://colombiareports.co/miami-police-case-saw-tasered-colombian-teen-killed-will-put-u-n/