Human Rights Watch: NY Attorney General Sues Police for Violence Against Protesters
January 16, 2021
January 16, 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Jan. 15:
New York State's Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit yesterday against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its leadership for failing to address longstanding patterns of abuse, as well as using excessive force and making false arrests during racial justice protests that began last summer.
"There is no question that the NYPD engaged in a pattern of excessive, . . .
New York State's Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit yesterday against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its leadership for failing to address longstanding patterns of abuse, as well as using excessive force and making false arrests during racial justice protests that began last summer.
"There is no question that the NYPD engaged in a pattern of excessive, . . .