US Senate to hold civil rights hearing after Ferguson
The United States Senate will hold a public hearing on civil
and human rights after a grand jury's decision to not indict a policeman who
killed an unarmed black youth triggered violent protests, reports AFP.
The case of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot during
an altercation with a Ferguson , Missouri police officer, sparked a national debate about
race, police-community relations and civil rights in America .
When it was announced Monday that a group of jurors opted
against filing charges against the white officer, furious protestors set
buildings ablaze and clashed with police in the St. Louis suburb.
The Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on the constitution
and civil rights will hold its hearing December 9. While witnesses were yet to
be announced, the panel will use the Brown case as a basis for discussion of
racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
"This year's events in Ferguson , Missouri
have highlighted the continued need to reevaluate and reform police practices,
including the militarization of state and local law enforcement," the
office of Senator Dick Durbin, who chairs the subcommittee, said Tuesday in a
statement.
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