Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United StatesHuman Rights Watch, 1998 - 440 páginas Police brutality is one of the most serious, enduring and divisive human rights violations in the United States. Unjustified shootings by police, severe beatings, fatal chokings, and unnecessarily rough treatment of detainees occur in cities throughout the country. Despite promises of reform following high-profile incidents, abusive treatment by police officers persists because systems presumably designed to hold officers accountable instead, in practice, often allow them to escape punishment of any kind. |
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... August 5 , 1994 , Officer Parent stopped and questioned the woman . She acknowledged she had been drinking , and he put her in the back seat of his squad car and told her she was under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol ...
... August 5 , 1994 , Officer Parent stopped and questioned the woman . She acknowledged she had been drinking , and he put her in the back seat of his squad car and told her she was under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol ...
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... August 1997 , have led to heightened tensions.29 29 In response to the public outrage surrounding the Louima case , New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani created a task force to examine police - community relations in the city and to ...
... August 1997 , have led to heightened tensions.29 29 In response to the public outrage surrounding the Louima case , New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani created a task force to examine police - community relations in the city and to ...
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... August 1996 incident , officers allegedly yelled racial epithets and beat and sexually harassed citizens , making front - page news . These incidents led to resignations of two successive chiefs of police in a city where police ...
... August 1996 incident , officers allegedly yelled racial epithets and beat and sexually harassed citizens , making front - page news . These incidents led to resignations of two successive chiefs of police in a city where police ...
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... August 1997 , and the subsequent public uproar , discussions regarding the creation of an auditor to review brutality investigations were renewed . One positive aspect of auditor systems is that they avoid the backlog problem ...
... August 1997 , and the subsequent public uproar , discussions regarding the creation of an auditor to review brutality investigations were renewed . One positive aspect of auditor systems is that they avoid the backlog problem ...
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... August 1994 death in custody of Moises DeJesus . " Kangaroo courts " are tribunals disregarding or parodying existing principles of law . Paul Maryniak , " Philadelphia's story , " Pittsburgh Post - Gazette , April 21 , 1996 . awareness ...
... August 1994 death in custody of Moises DeJesus . " Kangaroo courts " are tribunals disregarding or parodying existing principles of law . Paul Maryniak , " Philadelphia's story , " Pittsburgh Post - Gazette , April 21 , 1996 . awareness ...
Términos y frases comunes
allegedly Angeles April arrest Article Atlanta August beating CCRB charges Chicago Tribune Christopher Commission Christopher Commission report citizen complaints city's civil lawsuits Civil Rights Division civilian review claimed Committee Convention convicted cops corruption court criminal civil rights criminal prosecution disciplinary discipline dismissed district attorney's office excessive force federal criminal civil federal prosecutors filed force and firearms grand jury human rights violations Human Rights Watch Ibid incident indicted Internal Affairs Division internal affairs unit internal investigations James Fyfe January January 27 Justice Department LAPD law enforcement officials Mayor Mollen Commission November number of complaints October off-duty officers involved percent Philadelphia Inquirer PIIAC police abuse police abuse experts police brutality police department police force police misconduct police officers present Covenant punishment racial received reportedly San Francisco Examiner Secretary-General September settlements shooting shot Telephone interview told Human Rights torture U.S. Attorneys United Nations victims York
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Página 424 - Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. 2 No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Página 420 - Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If within six months from the date of the request for arbitration the Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court.
Página 398 - Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own. 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant. 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
Página 416 - Covenant may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Covenant.
Página 425 - All states shall observe faithfully and strictly the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the present Declaration on the basis of equality, noninterference in the internal affairs of all states and respect for the sovereign rights of all peoples and their territorial integrity.
Página 404 - All reports shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies to the Economic and Social Council for consideration in accordance with the provisions of the present Covenant.
Página 420 - Parties. (2) Such a denunciation shall not have the effect of releasing the...
Página 419 - Parties favours such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations.
Página 400 - Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to...
Página 417 - Committee shall make available its good offices to the States Parties concerned with a view to a friendly solution of the matter on the basis of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the present Covenant.
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