Statements

MCHR Endorses Community Statement and Demand for Investigation into July 10 DPD Shooting of Hakim Littleton

Posted July 21st, 2020  |  Statements

A community statement addressing the shooting of Hakim Littleton by the Detroit Police was endorsed by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and 15 other area civil and human rights groups.

The statement calls for an independent investigation into the shooting death of Hakim Littleton and an immediate end to the use of excessive force by the DPD.

Click here to view the community statement in its entirety.

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Black Lives Matter- A MCHR Statement on Police Brutality in America

Posted June 8th, 2020  |  Statements

MCHR Statement Black Lives Matter The recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police and Ahmaud Arbrey by white supremacists are appalling examples of the continuing pandemic of racial injustice in the United States. We (Michigan Coalition for Human Rights) stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of […]

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Jogging While Black: An MCHR Statement on the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Posted May 18th, 2020  |  Statements

February 23, 2020, an unarmed black man, Ahmaud Arbery, while jogging in his Georgia neighborhood, was fatally shot by a white former police officer and his son.

Reportedly, there were burglaries in the area, and the white former police officer and his son thought Arbery looked like the thief, and so they pursued him with a truck and guns.

Did it matter that Arbery usually jogged five miles a day in this neighborhood — his neighborhood?

Did it matter that as these white “vigilantes” (as some have called them) started to corral Arbery with their truck that he was running down the middle of the road?

It’s not common for criminals to try to escape the scene of the crime by jogging down the middle of the road in plain view.

According to Arbery’s family, the police came to their door implying that he was fatally shot during a burglary. The implication was that Arbery was not a victim, but was the suspect.

Click here read the entire statement on Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.

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MCHR Board Member Kim Redigan on the Impact of COVID-19 and Water Shutoffs on School-Aged Children

Posted March 22nd, 2020  |  Statements

Kim Redigan (an MCHR board member) recently addressed the difficulties for school-aged children who are sheltering in place due to COVID-19 in a home that does not have running water.

She talked about the problems for these kids and their families — and the critical need for water service to be re-connected immediately.

Click here to read Kim’s statement.

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MCHR Statement on GM Strike

Posted September 30th, 2019  |  News  |  Statements

Michigan Coalition for Human Rights stands in solidarity with the UAW workers in their strike against GM. Read more here.

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