Pissing off Amnesty International is usually a bad thing to do

But Miami cops like playing with fire:

Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday called for a full investigation into allegations police in Miami used excessive force during protests against a regional free trade meeting last week.

Amnesty urged a fully independent investigation to look, among other things, into reports that some of the 250 or so people detained were abused and ill-treated in jail.

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They [FTAA protesters] say at least 10 detainees were beaten in jail and they had received four reports of sexual assault while in custody.

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"It is clear that the protesters' basic right to have their voices heard was severely restricted, and that all Americans' civil liberties took a one-two punch in Miami," he said. [John Sweeney, ALF-CIO President]

Brutal treatment against legal protesters by law enforcement? Well, that's nothing new, but it's still disturbing every time you hear of a new incident.

As always for protesters and illegal police brutality that come with the package, Indymedia has the uncensored stories.