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Sep 22, 20213 min read
Families of NYers Killed by NYPD Demand Halt on New Easier-to-Shoot NYPD Guns in Letter to Mayor
Families who have lost loved ones to the police criticize the decision to turn to new weaponry rather than investing in non-police safety...
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JC Team
Aug 6, 20213 min read
Mom of Mohamed Bah Commends Dismissal of NYPD Lawsuit
Mrs. Hawa Bah Calls for NYC Mayor and NYPD fire Det. Edwin Mateo for Murdering Her Son Contact: Danny Kim, danny@justicecommittee.org,...
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JC Team
Jun 10, 20215 min read
Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to CCRB Decision to Substantiate Charges Against NYPD Officers
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 Contact: Hilary Lyons, hlyons@changethenypd.org, 646-653-2871 Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to...
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JC Team
Mar 24, 20215 min read
Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD Slam De Blasio Police Reform Plan
Families call for firing of officers who killed their loved ones, divestment from policing, and investment in communities Today, in...
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JC Team
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Mom of Mohamed Bah Outraged by NYPD Legal Stunt to Kill CCRB Probe
Mrs. Bah Calls for Officers Who Killed Her Son to Be Fired, Defunding of the NYPD and Removal of NYPD from Mental Health Response In...
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JC Team
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Mom and Family Outraged as Bx DA Declines to Charge Officers Who Killed Kawaski Trawick in His Home
I am heartbroken and outraged that Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark has chosen not to charge the officers who killed my son.
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JC Team
Jun 14, 20204 min read
Open Letter to Gov. Cuomo from Families of NYers Killed by Police Re #SaferNYAct Victories
Governor Cuomo: We are parents, sisters, aunts, and other family members whose children, siblings, nephews, nieces, and loved ones were...
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JC Team
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Families Declare Victory & Demand Governor Sign 50a Repeal, Special Prosecutor, & PoliceStat Bills
We are now putting Governor Cuomo on notice: if you resist signing these bills into law, the families will force you to do it.
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JC Team
Jun 1, 20203 min read
NY Families Who've Lost Loved Ones to Police Call for Full Repeal of Police Secrecy Law, 50-a
Families who've lost loved ones to police are united in telling the NYS legislature to do a full repeal of police secrecy law, 50a.
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JC Team
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Families Call on Cuomo and Albany Leaders to Pass Special Prosecutor Legislation and Repeal 50-a
In the strongest possible terms, we urge Governor Cuomo to.pass the special prosecutor legislation sponsored by AM Perry and Sen. Bailey....
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JC Team
May 6, 20192 min read
Families of Those Killed by Police Outraged by Albany "Blue Lives Matter" Bill
We are outraged and extremely disappointed in all of the senators who voted to move the dangerous S335 out of the Codes Committee today.
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JC Team
Apr 4, 20192 min read
Justice Committee Slams Pantaleo Defense Attorney’s Desperate Moves
In response to defense attorney Stuart London’s attempt to use NYPD Chief Surgeon Eli Kleinman’s review of the NYPD killing of Eric...
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JC Team
Mar 21, 20192 min read
Mohamed Bah’s Mother Responds to Bah Civil Suit Settlement
Calls for NYPD to be Eliminated as First Responders to People in Emotional Crisis In response to the settlement of Bah v the City of NY...
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JC Team
Mar 21, 20191 min read
Justice Committee Stands w/ Mohamed Bah's Mother in Calling for Eliminating NYPD as First Responders
In response to this statement from Hawa Bah, mother of Mohamed Bah, the Justice Committee released the following statement by Co-Director...
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JC Team
Jul 27, 20181 min read
Justice Committee Condemns de Blasio Administration & NYPD for Lack of Swift, Complete Transparency
In response to the reported leaking of the names of four of the five NYPD officers involved in the April 4 killing of unarmed Saheed...
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JC Team
Jun 12, 20181 min read
The Justice Committee Applauds NYS Assembly for Passing Police Accountability and Transparency Bills
In response to the NYS Assembly's passage of A5617 today and A5946 last week, the Justice Committee released the following statement from...
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JC Team
Jun 12, 20181 min read
Press Release: Justice Committee Applauds NYS Assembly for Passing Police Reform Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 12, 2018 CONTACT: Yul-san Liem, 347.676.1878, yul-san@justicecommittee.org The Justice Committee Applauds...
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JC Team
May 8, 20182 min read
Families of New Yorkers Killed by Police Urge NYS Legislature to Consult with them on AG Appointment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 8, 2018 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 Families Call for Interim AG with...
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JC Team
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Justice Committee Responds to Civil Trial Verdict Re NYPD Killing of Mohamed Bah
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 15, 2017 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 In response to the civil...
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JC Team
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Mother and Sister of Mohamed Bah, Killed by NYPD in 2012, Respond to Verdict in Civil Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 14, 2017 Contact: Yul-san Liem, yul-san@justicecommittee.org, 347.676.1878 In response to the civil...
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[NBC] Family of man killed in 2019 traffic stop demands action
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[them] How the Justice Committee Is Fighting for a World Without Police Violence
For four decades, the queer-led group of organizers and community members in New York City has been helping families affected by police...
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Family of Allan Feliz, Elected Officials Demand Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams Immediately Fire Lt. Jonathan Rivera
Following Rare NYPD Trial Commissioner Recommendation, Advocates Call on Commissioner Tisch and Mayor Adams to Take Action MEDIA CONTACT...
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Feb 131 min read
[Gothamist] NYPD judge recommends firing of officer in 2019 Bronx civilian killing
An NYPD judge is recommending the termination of an officer who shot a man in the chest in a traffic stop in 2019, marking only the second..
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Feb 131 min read
[NYT] N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Fatally Shot Driver Should Be Fired, Judge Says
A New York City police lieutenant who shot and killed a man after pulling him over for not wearing a seatbelt should be fired...
Feb 123 min read
BREAKING: NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Says Lt. Rivera Should Be Fired for Killing Allan Feliz
MEDIA CONTACT Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org New York, NY — Following NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s...
Jan 171 min read
Cops, Cuts, and Chaos: Adams and Hochul’s Public Safety Theater Continues to Harm New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eliel Cruz Press@justicecommittee.org In response to Mayor Eric Adam’s preliminary budget proposal...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Samy Feliz's Testimony at NYC Committee on Public Safety
Below is Samy Feliz's, brother of Allan Feliz, testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety on December 17, 2024 on...
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