In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing worldwide protests, the American Civil Liberties Union in collaboration with Human Rights Network, the United Nations special rapporteur on Racism, Gay McDougall of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and others sent an appeal to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights asking for a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) and a commission of inquiry. It was a demand put forth in the name of the families of Black victims of police violence and over 600 advocacy organizations.
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Feb. 28—Diversity at the Cobb County Police Department has improved dramatically in the 25 years since Deputy Chief Scott Hamilton joined, he said at a forum Saturday. But the numbers remain disappointing, he said. Only 16% of the department's 600-some officers are minorities, Hamilton said. More than 80% are white men. The department is "nowhere close to where we need to be." "I'm making a .
ATLANTA - A grand jury has decided not to file charges against a police officer who fatally shot a teenager following a chase last summer in a suburb ne.