The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wrightâs Death
Naisha Wright, Daunte Wright s aunt, shows pictures of a Glock 17 and a Taser X26P during a press conference at New Salem Missionary Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 15, 2021.
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When veteran Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, stopped Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, for an expired registration tag, she committed an act of racial profiling. As a result, Wrightâs blood is on the hands not only of Potter but also of the U.S. Supreme Court, which has legally sanctioned this type of racial profiling.
1) Sudan
We are
appalled by the latest resurgence of violence between
Masalit and Arab tribes in West Darfur, in Sudan, that left
at least 87 people dead, more than 191 injured and forced
thousands to flee their homes. We are also disturbed by the
slow progress in ensuring accountability for this and
previous violence, despite repeated calls by victims and
their families.
The latest bout of violence erupted on
3 April in Al Geneina town when unknown assailants shot at a
group of men from the Masalit tribe, killing two and
injuring one. In response, armed elements from Masalit and
Arab tribes mobilized, leading to clashes between
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Christof Heyns, who has died at the age of 62, was a world-renowned human rights advocate and academic. He was a thoughtful scholar of both the African and UN human rights systems, and an incredibly popular teacher and activist.
The South African academic Professor Christof Heyns, who has died at the age of 62, was a world-renowned human rights advocate and academic. He was a thoughtful scholar of both the African and UN human rights systems, and an incredibly popular teacher and activist.
He leaves behind a remarkable legacy among generations of students across the continent and around the world.
But in addition to his shaping of the University of Pretoria’s contribution to human rights issues across the continent, Heyns also achieved a global impact by serving over the past decade in two high-profile United Nations positions. He was Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2010-2016); and a member of the UN Human Rights Committee (2017-2020).
Human Rights Watch in SA has called for the SAPS to place a moratorium on the use of shotgun-fired rubber bullets following the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba, a bystander who was shot dead during protests at Wits University last week.