The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will visit the cities of Miami, Orlando, Sanford, New Orleans, and St. Louis/Ferguson between September 21-25, 2015 to gather information related to the issue of police violence against African-Americans and the problem of racial discrimination in general. The main findings from the visit will be included in a report issued by the Commission analyzing the use of police force against African-Americans in the United States and its human rights implications.They will also be examining the issue of poverty and incorporate these findings in a hemispheric report currently being prepared by the Commission analyzing human rights issues related to poverty. Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, which serves as President and Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination for the IACHR, is leading this visit. USHRN is not coordinating this visit.
General Meetings with Civil Society Organizations and Activists
Contact Information for all meetings – Rosa Celorio, Rcelorio@oas.org
Monday, September 21st – MIAMI
2:30-4:30PM
St. Thomas University School of Law
16401 NW 37th Avenue
Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
Contact: Meena Jagannath
meena@communityjusticeproj
Tuesday, September 22nd – ORLANDO
2:30-4:30PM
Moot Courtroom, Room 208
Florida A&M University, College of Law located at 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801
Contacts:
Joyce Hamilton-Henry (ACLU) jhamiltonhenry@aclufl.org
813-288-8505
Eileen Espinal (Southern Poverty Law Center) eileen.espinal@splcenter.o
(334) 531-6614
Wednesday, September 23rd – NEW ORLEANS
1:30-3:30PM
Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
7214 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Room 308
Contact: Christina Luwisch
Email: cmluwisc@loyno.edu
504-861-5762
Thursday, September 24th – ST. LOUIS/FERGUSON
2:30-4:30PM
Saint Louis University, School of Law
100 N. Tucker Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63101
Scott Hall Room 1122
We hope you can share the visit information via social media, and let us know how it goes and please share pictures and stories from the visit.
FaceBook: bit.ly/IACHRUSVisit
Twitter: Today @CIDH IACHR starts #US mission on police violence & racial discrimination #humanrights /bit.ly/IACHRUSVisit pic.twitter.com/YNNtpbhGhuhGhu
