ACLU Report Exposes Ongoing Civil and Human Rights Violations on the Gulf Coast as Katrina’s Second Anniversary Nears
Source: American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union today released a report revealing continuing incidents of racial injustice and human rights abuses on the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area two years ago. In its report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, the ACLU exposes numerous civil rights violations that have occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi since the storm, including reports of heightened racially motivated police activity, housing discrimination, and prisoner abuse.
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