WHAT:

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a preeminent regional human rights body that is part of the Organization of American States, will hold a hearing to investigate the lack of accountability for police killings across the United States. Relatives of victims, civil and human rights activists, and Trump administration officials will give statements and answer questions. A press briefing will be held after the hearing at 1:30.

The topics that will be covered include:

Recent developments under the Trump administration, including deficiencies in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and recent proposals that would modify federal oversight into allegations of police killings and other misconduct

The legal framework authorizing the use of force

Trump administration’s dismantling of federal oversight mechanisms to prevent the militarization of police departments

How people from minority communities are struggling to seek justice for unlawful police killings

The need for more transparent and credible investigations into police shootings

The lack of official data collection and reporting of police killings at the state and federal levels.

WHO:

U.S. government representatives

Shaun King (via recorded video), Writer and civil rights activist

Jennifer Turner, ACLU Human Rights Program

Maria Hamilton, Mother of Dontre Hamilton (killed by police in Milwaukee) and founder of Mothers for Justice United

Luis Poot Pat, Cousin of Luis Góngora Pat (killed by police in San Francisco)

Adriana Camarena, Civil rights activist

Professor Justin Hansford, Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Center for Civil Rights, Howard University School of Law



The ACLU, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Santa Clara University’s International Human Rights Clinic will also provide written testimony, which will be available here: https://www.aclu.org/IACHR-police-testimmony



WHEN:

Thursday, Dec. 7, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. ET



WHERE:

Organization of American States

General Secretariat Building, 8th Floor, Room A — Rubén Darío Room

1889 F St., NW

Washington, D.C.



WEBCAST:

http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/webcast_schedule.asp