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Exclusive: groups call for US inquiry into police killing of ‘Cop City’ protester

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Southern Center for Human Rights, and the University of Dayton Human Rights Center have filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, urging a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the police killing of “Cop City” protester Manuel Paez Terán. The petition demands the release of all related evidence and a formal apology to the family. Filed on behalf of Paez Terán and their mother, Belkis Terán, the 37-page document calls for accountability in the case.

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