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Lee Merritt and Benjamin Crump, attorneys for the families of the three victims of police brutality mentioned above, have announced that they intend to bring a case before the United Nation Human Rights Committee on behalf of their clients and seek sanctions against the United States for violating the human rights of African Americans. Should they be successful in this legal endeavor, it would be almost unprecedented and significant. But certainly not new. Other minority groups have attempted a similar tack, such as the Native American community of Standing Rock, which tried – but failed – to bring a similar suit against the United States through the OAS in 2016. Another hurdle for Merritt, a civil rights attorney himself, and Crump, is the fact that Donald Trump pulled out of the UN
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Lee Merritt and Benjamin Crump, attorneys for the families of the three victims of police brutality mentioned above, have announced that they intend to bring a case before the United Nation Human Rights Committee on behalf of their clients and seek sanctions against the United States for violating the human rights of African Americans. Should they be successful in this legal endeavor, it would be almost unprecedented and significant. But certainly not new. Other minority groups have attempted a similar tack, such as the Native American community of Standing Rock, which tried – but failed – to bring a similar suit against the United States through the OAS in 2016. Another hurdle for Merritt, a civil rights attorney himself, and Crump, is the fact that Donald Trump pulled out of the UN
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Lee Merritt and Benjamin Crump, attorneys for the families of the three victims of police brutality mentioned above, have announced that they intend to bring a case before the United Nation Human Rights Committee on behalf of their clients and seek sanctions against the United States for violating the human rights of African Americans.
Should they be successful in this legal endeavor, it would be almost unprecedented and significant. But certainly not new. Other minority groups have attempted a similar tack, such as the Native American community of Standing Rock, which tried – but failed – to bring a similar suit against the United States through the OAS in 2016. Another hurdle for Merritt, a civil rights attorney himself, and Crump, is the fact that Donald Trump pulled out of the UN human rights council in 2018, leaving the question of how far-reaching any potential judgment in favor of the families may ultimately be.
Nevertheless, taking advantage of the global spotlight that George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent social unrest has that is has brought upon the U.S. to bring such a case before an international body like the UN may have a ripple effect throughout the world and open other avenues to hold the U.S. accountable for its continued treatment of African Americans and other minorities....MintPress News