Communications
International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
List of incidents / letters sent
Date of letter | Country & Summary of issues | Press release issued | Response received |
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20 June 2022 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Communication requesting further information on the permanent removal of restrictions under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 on stop and search by police officers. |
None | |
12 July 2022 |
Communication requesting further information on the events in Melilla that led to the death of at least 23 Africans and injury of at least 140 law enforcement officials. |
18 July 2022 | |
12 July 2022 |
Letter to Morocco requesting further information on the reported events in Melilla that led to the death of at least 23 Africans and injury of at least 140 law enforcement officials. |
18 July 2022 | None |
12 July 2022 |
Communication seeking information on the reported killing of 23 people, most of whom are of African descent, during a police |
5 September 2022 | |
19 October 2022 |
Joint letter to the USA on two cases: Patrick Lyoya,a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reportedly shot and killed by police in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old American man of African descent, reportedly shot at multiple times by police officers in Akron, Ohio. |
None | |
2 February 2023 |
Communication on the case of Keenan Anderson, reportedly killed by Los Angeles Police Department using tasers. |
10 February 2023 | None |
8 February 2023 |
Communication on the case of Tyre Nichols, reportedly killed by police in Memphis, Tennessee |
10 February 2023 | 13 February 2023 |
3 August 2023 |
Letter to Germany on the case of Mr. Mouhamed Lamine Dramé, 16 year old refugee killed by the Dortmund Police on August 2022. |
None | |
3 August 2023 |
Letter to the USA on the case of Keith Clay held in solitary confinement for prolonged periods. |
None |