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UN calls for end of ‘impunity’ for police violence against black people

Report launched in aftermath of George Floyd murder cites example of 2018 death of Kevin Clarke in UK A UN report that analysed racial justice in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd has called on member states including the UK to end the “impunity” enjoyed by police officers who violate the human rights of blackContinue reading “UN calls for end of ‘impunity’ for police violence against black people”

Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

“They’re Lucky Black People are Looking for Equality and Not Revenge” As the Summer of 2021 poises to become a repeat of 2020’s, let’s watch this episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver once again. Will equality ever come, or is revenge the future? Will the police stop killing Black men and women for minor infractions? WillContinue reading “Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III

Kenneth Walker’s attorney had requested the permanent dismissal, saying Walker acted in self-defense when he fired a legally owned gun at officers during the botched police raid. A judge in Kentucky has dismissed criminal charges against the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor for firing a gun at police officers during a botched 2020 police raid thatContinue reading “Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III”