Creators: Jimel, Derisha, and Joe
Issue: Police Brutality
Defender: Van Jones
Country of Orgin: United States
UDHR Article: Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Issue: Police Brutality
Defender: Van Jones
Country of Orgin: United States
UDHR Article: Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Many brave people have fought against police brutality. Although it is a challenge to solve, there are intelligent brave people attempting to solve police brutality. Lawyers have spoken up in cases for the people who have been abused by police. Also, organizations have been working on getting rid of police that use excessive force. Justice is not always found in these harsh cases because not every person survives the brutal cases. Not every voice is heard and this makes it difficult to stop the brutality police use against the people. It’s not easy to solve police brutality but many people, organizations and families have come together to help try to solve it.
Defenders of human rights are called to duty simply by their awareness of violations to the rights of human beings, but many other defenders fight for their issue because of a personal turning point that happened sometime in his/her life. Van Jones dedicated his life to the issue of police brutality because of a personal turning point that made him speak out against the issue. A case about police abusing a young man and leaving him for dead was Jones’s turning point. It got him involved to speak out against police brutality and start an organization. Even though Van Jones was not personally brutalized by police he is still dedicated to the issue of police brutality because of the violation police endure on the rights of humans.
Defenders of human rights are called to duty simply by their awareness of violations to the rights of human beings, but many other defenders fight for their issue because of a personal turning point that happened sometime in his/her life. Van Jones dedicated his life to the issue of police brutality because of a personal turning point that made him speak out against the issue. A case about police abusing a young man and leaving him for dead was Jones’s turning point. It got him involved to speak out against police brutality and start an organization. Even though Van Jones was not personally brutalized by police he is still dedicated to the issue of police brutality because of the violation police endure on the rights of humans.