Amnesty International said it documented 125 separate incidents of police violence against protesters in 40 states and Washington D.C. between May 26 and June 5
committed by members of state and local police departments, National Guard troops and security force personnel from federal agencies; with the “abuses [including] beatings, the misuse of tear gas and pepper spray, and the inappropriate and at times indiscriminate firing of ‘less lethal’ projectiles, such as sponge rounds and rubber bullets.”
The 68-page report comes after a major outcry over the tactics used by federal agents in large cities, mostly run by Democrats, while ostensibly protecting federal property; a furor thatThe report reinforced a previous complaint by members of the media — that law enforcement personnel targeted media representatives with “chemical irritants, kinetic impact projectiles and arrest and detention,” including Linda Tirado, a freelance journalist, who was blinded in one eye after police fired a...
Amnesty International called for law enforcement agencies to comply with international human rights standards, including the U.N. Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials. The Trump Administration has defended the use of federal troops on city streets, with President Trump calling the protesters “anarchists.”Thousands took to the streets in cities large and small across the country after footage emerged of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Many of the protests were peaceful, involving marching and chanting, but there also were instances of arson and looting, many shown on TV.
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