Activists have also used the social media hashtag to spread their message worldwide and people have responded as others pushed for police reform in their communities. Celebrities such as Beyoncé and Rihanna have written messages of solidarity on their social media this week. The police force, he said, would also cooperate with “human rights bodies” investigating alleged cases of human rights violations. AdvertisementNigerian activists have created a new hashtag — #EndSWAT — to push back and keep the pressure on for police reform. It, too, is attracting social media notice globally.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2020 01:30 UTC