Author: Injusticeto Team

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man being held in jail fatally assaulted a detention officer who was returning him to his cell following the one hour he was allowed out of his lockup each day, a sheriff said Tuesday.Isaiah Patrick Bias, a 28-year-old who worked at the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office for over six years, was assaulted Monday afternoon at the county jail in Waxahachie, south of Dallas. Sheriff Brad Norman said during a Tuesday news conference that Arron Semeion Thompson, 45, from nearby Ennis, has been charged with capital murder in Bias’ death.“Most of the time, law enforcement…

Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years. After they entered the barricaded neighborhood through an open alleyway with two of their friends on Friday, the husband and wife confronted a scene of utter devastation: The Eaton Fire had incinerated hundreds of homes and cars in the middle-class neighborhood, leaving behind only ash-soaked chimneys and flaming gas lines. The Quintons’ own house had been vaporized, along with all their belongings. “Twenty-four, forty-eight hours, and it’s all…

By Climate Champions | December 9, 2024 An interview with: Naw Rutha, professional SSI scuba diving instructor with DIVEIndia Country & Region: Andaman Islands, India Breakthrough: Coral Reefs, Coastal Tourism Beneficiaries / Impact: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a picturesque archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, comprise 572 islands (according to the Andaman government) known for their stunning palm-lined beaches and diverse ecosystems. Only 38 of these islands are inhabited, home to over 400,000 residents. The islands rely on reservoirs and springs for their drinking water, but face chronic water scarcity, particularly during the dry season from January to May.…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month.Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional Facility.Robert Brooks died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with officers the day earlier at the prison located in Oneida County. Hochul’s office didn’t elaborate on the circumstances leading up to the death but said her decision comes after…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile, alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.”Randall Adjessom, 16, was sleeping in his childhood home when SWAT police used a battering ram to break down his front door on November 13, 2023, just after 5:30 a.m. while it was still dark outside. Adjessom’s mother, aunt, grandmother and three sisters — two of whom were also minors — were also in the house.…

Israeli authorities have deliberately inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the population in Gaza by intentionally depriving Palestinian civilians there of adequate access to water, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths.In doing so, Israeli authorities are responsible for the crime against humanity of extermination and for acts of genocide. The pattern of conduct, coupled with statements suggesting that some Israeli officials wished to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, may amount to the crime of genocide.  Governments and international organizations should take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, including discontinuing military assistance, reviewing bilateral agreements and…

(Berlin, December 24, 2024) – Police and other security forces have used brutal violence against largely peaceful protesters in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, Human Rights Watch said today. In widespread and apparently punitive acts, security forces have chased down, violently detained, and beat protesters. Police also tortured and otherwise ill-treated them in police vans and police stations. Human Rights Watch spoke with a dozen survivors of police violence who said they had sustained head traumas: concussions and multiple fractures to their noses, facial bones, ribs and limbs, and scratches and bruises all over their bodies. Police were wearing riot gear or full-face black…

On December 19-20, Thailand will host regional representatives in their latest meetings on the Myanmar crisis. Neighboring countries will first come together to discuss border security with the Myanmar junta’s minister of foreign affairs, Than Swe, followed by a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).There were no reports of representatives of the opposition National Unity Government receiving an invitation, despite ASEAN’s stated commitment to constructive dialogue among all parties in pursuit of “Myanmar-owned and -led peaceful and durable solutions.”Broad, official engagement with a high-level junta representative is an implausible response to the deteriorating human…

BBCThe review of Northern Ireland’s Racial Equality Strategy expressed concern about a “lack of understanding between established communities and new arriving communities” A Stormont strategy to tackle hate crime and racism has been undermined by the lack of an action plan and budget.That is according to a just-published review of the Northern Ireland Executive’s 10-year Racial Equality Strategy.The review – carried out for Stormont by the head of the Scottish Refugee Council, Dr Sabir Zazai – expressed concern about “the lack of understanding between the established communities in Northern Ireland and the new arriving communities”.”Building an equal society needs investment,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly pummeling a handcuffed man, striking him in the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and dropping him.Body camera footage of the Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was made public Friday by the state’s attorney general, who is investigating the officers’ use of force.Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison where was incarcerated in Oneida County.Thirteen correctional officers and a nurse implicated in the…