NYPD Beat and Assault Peaceful Protesters

Producer and additional editor for Human Rights Watch

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Using social media clips found online, we revealed how the NYPD – with no provocation or warning – surrounded, assaulted, and arrested hundreds of protesters in a majority Black and brown neighborhood that has long experienced police brutality and systemic racism. This video and report helped with a legal case which awarded up to $4 to $6 million against the NYPD.

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