OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
JUSTICE FOR MARTIN LEE ANDERSON
& ALL IMPACTED BY U.S.A. DISCRIMANITORY LEGAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
We the undersigned formally call for the United Nations Human Rights Committee to investigate and place appropriate action to ensure the discontinuance of racially discriminatory practices in legal charges brought, violence against children, forced incarceration and torture, which has resulted in the death of 14 year old Martin Lee Anderson, who was brutally beaten to death in the U.S.A. by seven guards of a Florida youth offender Boot Camp, while a registered Nurse watched. An all white jury, after watching a 30 minute video clearly showing the beating and torture done to him, have acquitted them all.
We call for the U.N. to protect the rights of minority children and adults in the criminal justice system of the United States of America that have suffered enhanced charges and sentencing practices impacting minorities and the low income. The annual Crime Reports issued by the Justice Department of the USA year after year shows that the Majority of crimes are committed by white males. Yet well over 70% of the incarcerated or those under community control supervision are minorities. Many complaints of prison torture and inhumane disciplinary tactics are constantly being made both in and out of court, isolation for overly extended time periods, beatings, removal of bedding and personal items, plus more days automatically added to ones sentence, for even the smallest infraction.
We hold that violation of the Universal Declaration of Humans Rights Convention, Article 1, 5, and 7; violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles, 19, 25, 36, 37, & 40.
I have been staring at the screen for hours reading messages from people who remember exactly what happened to Martin and it makes my head spin how the world keeps turning like nothing ever happened. It is exhausting trying to get the right people to pay attention but the stories arriving in my inbox are proof that we cannot let this just fade away into the background. I am working on the next set of papers for the committee and honestly I just want someone to finally look at the evidence without turning their face away.
November 14, 2007
I honestly did not think this would gain so much traction when I first sat down to write it but the momentum is just wild right now. People are actually listening and seeing the injustice that happened to Martin and it is honestly such a heavy but necessary feeling to see all these messages coming in from everywhere.
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David Lowe
18 years ago
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DISGUSTING behavior by the state. That poor boy didnt stand a chance. UN needs to step in right now because the courts here obviously dont care about our kids.
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Marcus Sullivan
18 years ago
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The system is completely broken. We see it every day. When will it actually stop?
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Sarah Morgan
18 years ago
Featured
This case makes me sick to my stomach. How can there be video evidence and still no justice? Those guards should be in prison for life.
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OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
JUSTICE FOR MARTIN LEE ANDERSON
& ALL IMPACTED BY U.S.A. DISCRIMANITORY LEGAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
We the undersigned formally call for the United Nations Human Rights Committee to investigate and place appropriate action to ensure the discontinuance of racially discriminatory practices in legal charges brought, violence against children, forced incarceration and torture, which has resulted in the death of 14 year old Martin Lee Anderson, who was brutally beaten to death in the U.S.A. by seven guards of a Florida youth offender Boot Camp, while a registered Nurse watched. An all white jury, after watching a 30 minute video clearly showing the beating and torture done to him, have acquitted them all.
We call for the U.N. to protect the rights of minority children and adults in the criminal justice system of the United States of America that have suffered enhanced charges and sentencing practices impacting minorities and the low income. The annual Crime Reports issued by the Justice Department of the USA year after year shows that the Majority of crimes are committed by white males. Yet well over 70% of the incarcerated or those under community control supervision are minorities. Many complaints of prison torture and inhumane disciplinary tactics are constantly being made both in and out of court, isolation for overly extended time periods, beatings, removal of bedding and personal items, plus more days automatically added to ones sentence, for even the smallest infraction.
We hold that violation of the Universal Declaration of Humans Rights Convention, Article 1, 5, and 7; violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles, 19, 25, 36, 37, & 40.
I have been staring at the screen for hours reading messages from people who remember exactly what happened to Martin and it makes my head spin how the world keeps turning like nothing ever happened. It is exhausting trying to get the right people to pay attention but the stories arriving in my inbox are proof that we cannot let this just fade away into the background. I am working on the next set of papers for the committee and honestly I just want someone to finally look at the evidence without turning their face away.
November 14, 2007
I honestly did not think this would gain so much traction when I first sat down to write it but the momentum is just wild right now. People are actually listening and seeing the injustice that happened to Martin and it is honestly such a heavy but necessary feeling to see all these messages coming in from everywhere.
3 Comments
D
David Lowe
18 years ago
Featured
DISGUSTING behavior by the state. That poor boy didnt stand a chance. UN needs to step in right now because the courts here obviously dont care about our kids.
M
Marcus Sullivan
18 years ago
Featured
The system is completely broken. We see it every day. When will it actually stop?
S
Sarah Morgan
18 years ago
Featured
This case makes me sick to my stomach. How can there be video evidence and still no justice? Those guards should be in prison for life.
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DISGUSTING behavior by the state. That poor boy didnt stand a chance. UN needs to step in right now because the courts here obviously dont care about our kids.