Human Rights Watch: New York Protester Jailed for a Week Highlights Parole Abuses
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Across the United States, authorities have been cracking down on protesters demonstrating against police violence and structural racism in ways that perpetuate the pattern of harm that is spurring outrage. The week-long detention of a New York City essential worker, Devaughnta "China" Williams, whom police arrested at a protest and charged with parole violations, is a case in point.
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Across the United States, authorities have been cracking down on protesters demonstrating against police violence and structural racism in ways that perpetuate the pattern of harm that is spurring outrage. The week-long detention of a New York City essential worker, Devaughnta "China" Williams, whom police arrested at a protest and charged with parole violations, is a case in point.
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