,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bd1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,om> submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,express+ condemnation = police         
brutality :]ev] 9 ! _w x occurs4        
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 !re h be5 significant  
peaceful assemblies prote/+ aga9/ police
 brutality ?r\gh\t ! _w1 includ+ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas police brutality  
may include human rights violations su* 
z ! use ( excessive =ce1 extrajudicial  
kill+s1 arbitr>y det5tion1 torture1 & ! 
use ( le?al r\nds & ! unnecess>y use (  
less-le?al cr[d control weapons by law  
en=cem5t1 9 response to peaceful        
assemblies2 ,:]eas police brutality may 
occur prior to an arre/1 dur+ cr[d      

control op]ations1 dur+ an arre/1 & :ile
 an individual is 9 cu/ody2 ,:]eas !    
,small ,arms ,survey id5tifi$ t betwe5  
#bjjg-bjab1 #ai1jjj p worldwide 7 kill$ 
by police annually2 ,:]eas a #bjag      
,unit$ ,nations ,developm5t ,program    
report f\nd t m ?an #gj p]c5t (         
individuals :o _h jo9$ viol5t extremi/  
gr\ps across ,africa self-report$ t     
gov]nm5t action1 includ+ police         
brutality1 0 ! det]m9+ factor 9 _!      
decision to jo9 su* gr\ps2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates is ! l>ge/ arms export] 9 
! _w1 includ+ z ! top provid] to #ac out
 ( #ai c\ntries 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! l>ge/ develop] &  
export] ( less-le?al weapons1 includ+   
te> gas1 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 especially "u ! auspices ( ! w>s on    
drugs & global t]rorism1 has 9 rec5t    
decades dramatically increas$ its       
influ5ce on ! tactics1 equipm5t1 &      
purpose ( polic+ ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas dur+
 t same p]iod & "u ^? same auspices1    
dome/ic police =ces at ! ,/ate1 local1 &

 ,f$]al level h become increas+ly       
milit>iz$ 9 bo? equipm5t & tactics2     
,:]eas sev]al ,unit$ ,/ates embassies 9 
,africa releas$ /atem5ts 9 ! aft]ma? ( !
 ,may #be1 #bjbj1 police kill+ (        
,m9neapolis resid5t ,george ,floyd1     
explicitly recogniz+ ! =eign policy     
dim5sion ( dome/ic police viol5ce2      
,:]eas _m ( ^? /atem5ts includ$ rem9d]s 
( ! importance ( an imp>tial judicial   
sy/em & acc\ntability = /ate security   
=ces :o commit human rights violations2 
,:]eas on a global scale1 police        
brutality occurs on e cont95t1 9 bo?    
democracies & dictator%ips1 & 9 c\ntries
 t are bo? p>tn]s & adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas on a global scale1      
police brutality disproportionately h>ms
 already vuln]able p1 includ+ racial1   
e?nic1 & religi\s m9orities1 wom51      
migrants1 p ) disabilities1 & memb]s ( !
 ,,lgbtqia community2 & ,:]eas on a     
global scale1 impunity = bo? individual 
police (fic]s & dep>tm5ts or units :o   
commit police brutality is an endemic   

problem3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns police  
brutality :]ev] 9 ! _w x occurs2  7#b7  
/&s ) peaceful prote/]s ar\nd ! _w 9 _! 
calls = ju/ice & acc\ntability = police 
brutality2  7#c7 recognizes t police    
brutality disproportionately t>gets     
already vuln]able populations1 includ+  
racial1 e?nic1 religi\s m9orities1 wom51
 migrants1 & ! ,,lgbtqia community2     
7#d7 recognizes t impunity = police     
brutality und]m9es ! rule ( law1 erodes 
public confid5ce 9 /ate in/itutions &   
degrades social cohesion2  7#e7 calls on
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to-- 7,a7    
take imm$iate & significant /eps to     
elim9ate police brutality & impunity =  
police brutality 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7,b7 prohibit ! sales ( arms1           
ammunition1 & less-le?al polic+ equipm5t
 to c\ntries ) demon/rat$ patt]ns (     
human rights violations by security =ces
 or impunity = human rights violations  
by security =ces2  7,c7 prohibit o!r =ms
 ( security assi/ance1 includ+ police   

tra9+1 to c\ntries ) demon/rat$ patt]ns 
( human rights violations by security   
=ces or impunity = human rights         
violations by security =ces2  7,d7 use  
its voice1 vote1 & influ5ce 9           
int]national in/itutions to "w t[>d !   
elim9ation ( police brutality & end+    
impunity = police brutality ar\nd ! _w2 
7,e7 end ! use ( milit>iz$ equipm5t &   
tactics 9 polic+ bo? at home & abroad2 &
  7,f7 reallocate fund+ 9 bo? ! ,unit$  
,/ates & abroad to peacebuild+1 job     
tra9+1 c\nsel+ & m5tal heal? programm+1 
& viol5ce-prev5t+ programm+2 &  7#f7    
calls on bus9esses bas$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates t sell le?al & less-le?al polic+ 
equipm5t to adopt /rict protocols       
prohibit+ ! sale ( su* articles to      
c\ntries ) demon/rat$ patt]ns ( police  
brutality or impunity = police          
brutality4