Brazil police violence reignites after deadly Rio, Sao Paulo raids
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil’s security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week. Brazil, the country with the highest number of murders in […]
Philippines rights body’s drug war probe bolsters police abuse allegations
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters An investigation by the Philippines’ rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said on Tuesday. The Commission on Human Rights’ report, which bolsters findings by the justice […]
US: SEMINARIES START BLACK LIVES MATTER COURSES
ADELLE M BANKS, in an article for Religion News Service, reports on moves to open classes on the Black Lives Matter movement in US seminaries…