Amnesty International: The Right to Peaceful Protest of Shootings by Police Must Be Protected

by Press on July 11, 2016

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LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Mass arrests followed several rallies protesting several recent killings of black men by police across the country last night. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists personally witnessed many arrests in Baton Rouge, LA, including that of activist DeRay Mckesson. Jamira Burley, AIUSA’s campaign manager for gun violence and criminal justice reform, issued the following statement from Baton Rouge: