Two recent massacres tell the story of human rights failures in Mexico. One massacre was committed by municipal police in Iguala, the second one by Mexican soldiers in Tlatlaya. Both occurred in areas teeming with crime, and activists have linked each one to a government increasingly powerless against drug cartels and violence.
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Source: mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com
Another jury failed to reach a verdict in the case against Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley, who was charged in the fatal shooting on 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.
Source: www.mlive.com
To be clear
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SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — Sonoma County residents are preparing several events to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a county sheriff’s deputy on Oct. 22, 2013.
Community members plan to attend a 6 p.m. meeting Monday in Santa Rosa of the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force, which was established by the county Board of Supervisors following the shooting of Andy by Deputy Erick Gelhaus, who believed the airsoft rifle the teen was carrying was an AK-47 rifle.
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Source: www.ktvu.com
Young black males in recent years were at a far greater risk of being shot dead by police than their white counterparts – 21 times greater, according to a ProPublica analysis of federally collected data on fatal police shootings.
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Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Araceli Rodríguez is learning how to live without her son.
“I think the pain will never go away. I will always be without a piece of life, of my heart,” she said. “But I have three other children for whom I have to live for.”
It’s been nearly two years since 16-year-old José Antonio Elena Rodríguez was shot by a Border Patrol agent who fired through the fence in Nogales, down a steep hill and across the street on the Mexican side. The teen was hit more than 10 times in the back and head.
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Source: tucson.com
He reminds me of my son.
Green Forest, AR — A disturbing body cam video was uploaded to Facebook Thursday which shows a Green Forest police officer let go of his K-9 after other officers had a suspect face down and in handcuffs.
The graphic video does not lie.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-k-9-maul-handcuffed-face-suspect-blames/#uTPPKodLXQsiblWK.99
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Source: thefreethoughtproject.com
An off-duty police officer in St Louis has shot and killed a black teenager, prompting a repeat of the Ferguson protests that followed the death of Michael Brown two months ago today.
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Community gathering at the memorial site to share thoughts and feelings about Andy as we approach the 1 year anniversary of his death on Oct 22nd. Bilingual grief counselors and community support volunteers from St. Joseph’s Health of Sonoma County will be present to help facilitate and share. Open to all youth and adults. 4:00- 5:30pm
Location: Moorland Ave and West Robles, Santa Rosa, CA
Reunion de la comunidad en el sitio memorial de Andy para compartir pensamientos y sentimientos acerca de Andy mientras nos acercamos al aniversario de 1 año de su muerte el 22 de octubre. Terapeutas de duelo bilingües y voluntarios de apoyo del St. Joseph’s Health del condado de Sonoma estarán presentes para ayudar a facilitar y compartir. Abierto a todos los jóvenes y adultos. 4:00- 5:30pm.
Direction: Moorland Ave and West Robles, Santa Rosa, CA
Source: justicecoalitionforandylopez.com
Reparations Contact Form added to Oppression Monitor
Source: oppressionmonitor.us
Thank you for the idea damali ayo!
Read more about her work at her new site reparationsday.com
Make sure to check all the photos too!
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Source: reparationsday.com
Genius damali ayo does it again.
I suggest a team of two. One for each sign.
REPARATIONS
for
ENSLAVEMENT
ACCEPTED HERE
and
REPARATIONS PAID HERE