[Peace-discuss] ,Michael Brown's Parents Seek Justice at UN

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  Michael Brown's Parents Seek Justice at UN

A voter wears a button with the image of Michael Brown, the unarmed 
black teenager killed by a white police officer. (Photo:Reuters)


    A voter wears a button with the image of Michael Brown, the unarmed
    black teenager killed by a white police officer. (Photo:Reuters)

Published 13 November 2014
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With a grand jury decision imminent in the Michael Brown case, his 
parents continue to seek international pressure on the U.S. government 
to bring his killer to justice.

The parents of Michael Brown, the black teenager killed by a police 
officer in August, have traveled to Geneva, to seek justice at the U.N. 
for their son.

In a news conference on Wednesday the father of Brown said, "Me and his 
mother have come to the U.N. to get redress for our son ... There 
couldn't be a better place to do that." Darryl Parks, the lawyer for the 
family said, "The Brown family continue to call for non-violence. They 
continue to feel the Grand Jury will do the right thing."

In a private meeting with the U.N. Committee on Torture, the Browns 
asked for the U.N. to continue its pressure on the U.S. government over 
the killing of their son.

The prosecutor's office has said that a grand jury decision as to 
whether or not to bring criminal charges against the police officer, 
Darren Wilson, who killed Brown, could come in mid-November. There have 
been leaks in the media of the grand jury evidence that have led to 
fears that Wilson will not be indicted.

About 1,000 police officers have been in training in anticipation of the 
grand jury decision and the ensuing protests. The U.S. National Guard is 
also preparing to be present in Ferguson. The St. Louis police 
department has spent more than $100,000 on weapons and other gear since 
Michael Brown was killed by Wilson.

Charlie Dooley, the St. Louis county executive said at a press 
conference, "The tensions and the emotions are running high, but we will 
get through this ... We have some of the most challenging days ahead of 
us. The main reason we are here is to tell everybody take a deep breath, 
stand back, and calm down."

The town of Ferguson was catapulted to international attention, when 
weeks-long protests erupted in the St. Louis suburb after police officer 
Wilson shot to death an unarmed Black teenager, Michael Brown.

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