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Urge your Governor: Stop Mass Violations of BLM Protesters’ Rights by U.S. Police

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Amidst ongoing peaceful protests against police killings of Black people, U.S. law enforcement agents are violating the human rights of anti-racist protesters, journalists, legal observers, and medics. US authorities — at the federal, state, and local level — must be held accountable for unlawful killings, excessive force, and other human rights violations.

Act Now: Demand your governor hold officers accountable for violating protesters’ rights — including prosecution of any officers who break the law, and all officials who authorize them.

Click below to automatically send Amnesty’s human rights demands and our new report, “The World is Watching: Mass Violations by U.S. Police of Black Lives Matter Protesters' Rights,” to your governor along with President Trump, Attorney General Barr, and Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Wolf. Mass pressure from people like you can make a real difference at this incredibly important time.

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Governor {contact_data~lastName}, President Trump, Attorney General Barr, and Acting Secretary Wolf,

I demand you do everything in your power to stop the killing of Black people and violations of the human rights of Black Lives Matter protesters, as well as those of journalists, legal observers and medics, by federal, state and local law enforcement. These human rights violations must end, all those responsible must be held accountable, and the rights of victims and survivors to remedy must be fulfilled.

Amnesty International USA’s new report, “The World is Watching: Mass Violations by U.S. Police of Black Lives Matter Protesters' Rights,” viewable at https://www.amnestyusa.org/report, documents these violations and includes a full set of recommendations that federal, state and local authorities should commit to and abide by, including:

- Federal, state and local authorities must ensure that everyone under their jurisdiction can enjoy their human rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.

- All law enforcement agencies must revise their policies and practices for the policing of protests. Law enforcement agencies must comply at all times with international human rights standards, including the UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, which must be the guiding principles underpinning all operations before, during and after demonstrations.

- The Department of Justice and all state Attorney Generals should investigate, effectively, impartially and promptly, all allegations of human rights violations by police officials during public assemblies, including unlawful use of force, and bring all those found responsible, including commanding officers, to account through criminal or disciplinary proceedings as appropriate, and provide full redress to victims.

- Federal, state and local authorities must urgently take decisive action to address systemic racism and systemic misuse of force in the US criminal justice system, including by launching independent investigations and ensuring accountability in all cases of unlawful lethal use of force by police.

- All state legislatures should introduce or amend statutes that authorize the use of lethal force to ensure that they are in line with international law and standards by limiting the use of lethal force by law enforcement officials to the last resort in those instances in which it is necessary and proportional to protect against an imminent threat of death or serious injury.

I urge you to refer to the full report for more details at https://www.amnestyusa.org/report, and leverage your power to ensure that all U.S. federal, state and local personnel respect, protect and fulfill the human rights of Black people, Black Lives Matter protesters, and journalists, legal observers and medics, including the right to life, the right to be free from discrimination and the right to peaceful protest.

Sincerely,

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