Summary Of Discussions On George Flyod’s Murder
Summary Of Discussions On George Flyod’s Murder
It was established that the officers in question,
1. Denied Floyd George the right to life.
2. Inflicted pain/ tortured on Floyd
3. Denied him of his right to be heard.
4. Denied him of medical attention.
5.Abuse of right to respect for his life and the integrity of his person
6. Abuse of the dignity inherent in him as a human being.
7. Abuse of his legal status
8. Abuse of his right to security and protection from torture, cruelty and degrading punishment and treatment
9. Abuse of his right to be given a fair hearing
10. Abuse of his right to life or to live.
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George Flyod’s Murder : Contravention of Specific Human right provisions:
African Charter on Human and Peoples’Rights,
Chapter 1 of Part one,
Article 4: Human beings are inviolable.
Article 5: The respect of individual dignity.
George Floyd’s Murder : What Can Be Done
1. Incorporating experiences from the death of Flyod in our programming.
2. Calling on the US government to bring pepertuators to book
3. Petition the US government through its embassy in Ghana.
4. Stage a drama on the incidence to re-echoe the barbaric nature of the event.
5. Letter writing could be used to put pressure on the US government.