After analyzing over 500 videos and photos of incidents, Amnesty International has documented 125 separate examples of police violence against protesters in nearly 40 states and DC in the US between May 26 and June 6.
Police across the U.S. are committing egregious violations of human rights by using excessive force on peaceful crowds exercising their right to protest.
These acts of excessive force included beatings, misuse of tear gas and pepper spray, and the inappropriate firing of “less-lethal” projectiles like sponge rounds and rubber bullets.
While the majority of the protesters have been peaceful, police have routinely used disproportionate and indiscriminate force against entire demonstrations. Police reform is urgently needed.
There have been reforms proposed since these excessive force violations came to light—but they don’t come close to the reform that is actually needed to keep communities safe. Read the research, our demands, and how you can take action now. amnestyusa.org/protest-map/
