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Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'

U.S. Attorney General William Barr

Concerns Over Police Brutality Persist as Hong Kong Protesters Shut Down One of World's Busiest Airports

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Pro-democracy protesters hand out leaflets at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport

Now in their 10th week, the protests were sparked in June by a controversial extradition bill

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'Heartbreaking' Scene on Boston Streets as Police Destroy Wheelchairs Belonging to Homeless Residents

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Boston police destroyed wheelchairs belonging to homeless residents Tuesday night.

"Can we all agree that it is inhumane and cruel and a waste of resources to...

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'Racism at Work': Texas Mounted Police Lead Handcuffed Black Man Through Streets on a Rope

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Two mounted police officers in Galveston, Texas lead a handcuffed black man through the streets on a leash.

"If it was a white man, he wouldn't have been treated that way."

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'Good News!': With Unanimous Vote, Oakland Joins Growing List of Cities to Ban Facial Recognition Technology

Black drivers in Missouri are 91 percent more likely to be pulled over by police than white drivers, according to a new report from the state's attorney general.

'Wake-Up Call' Report Shows Black Drivers in Missouri 91 Percent More Likely to Be Pulled Over by Police

As World Mourns Hate-Fueled Attack in Christchurch, Trump Accused of Inciting His 'Tough' Right-Wing Supporters to Violence in US

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Bomb Threat Hoax Emails Spark Nationwide Evacuations at Offices, Hospitals, News Outlets, and Schools

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In Apparent First, Lone San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader Takes a Knee During the National Anthem

Activists and city residents celebrate

'Justice for Laquan!': Jury Finds Chicago Cop Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Fatally Shooting Black Teen 16 Times

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'Peak Dystopia': Chicago Police Bolster Distrust With 'Bait Truck' Full of Nikes in Poor Black Neighborhood

Wesley Bell speaks during the dedication of a new community empowerment center in Ferguson, Missouri.

Overcoming 'Decades of Corruption and Systemic Racism,' Reformer Wesley Bell Ousts Prosecutor Who Let Michael Brown's Killer Off the Hook

Military Tactics and Equipment Flood Local Po

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Amnesty International - USA

Six Police Officers Charged Over Killing of Matthew Lee in Jamaica

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Organizations Team to Address Hate Crimes

National Lawyers Guild (NLG)

National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Denounces Police Violence, Unlawful Arrests and Jailing of Peaceful Demonstrators After Mehserle Sentence

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Vasudha Talla

Documents Reveal ICE Using Driver Location Data From Local Police for Deportations

Michael Sisitzky, Simon McCormack

New NYPD Drone Policy Represents a Serious Threat to Privacy

Ezekiel Edwards

San Francisco Is a Hotbed of Illegal Race-Based Policing