Four international human rights organizations have sent letters to over 3,500 mayors and city council members in the US, urging them to review laws and practices before the November 3 general election to protect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. In a separate letter to governors released Tuesday, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International-USA, Physicians for Human Rights, and Human Rights First were joined by the Center for Civilians in Conflict.
Between May and September, the five organizations documented law enforcement agencies throughout the country repeatedly interfering with the right to peaceful assembly.
