With the Olympics just three weeks away, news stories on Rio police violence, disputes over the Olympic legacy and security threats are piling up. American delegates of the Black Lives Matter movement and local activists warned that the Olympics could prove deadly for Rio's poor black people. During the games, about 85,000 soldiers and police will be on the streets, in a country where a United Nations report has concluded law enforcement officers are responsible for a "significant portion" of the nearly 60,000 annual violent deaths, reports the
Rio and the Olympics briefs (July 21, 2016)
Rio and the Olympics briefs (July 21, 2016)
Rio and the Olympics briefs (July 21, 2016)
With the Olympics just three weeks away, news stories on Rio police violence, disputes over the Olympic legacy and security threats are piling up. American delegates of the Black Lives Matter movement and local activists warned that the Olympics could prove deadly for Rio's poor black people. During the games, about 85,000 soldiers and police will be on the streets, in a country where a United Nations report has concluded law enforcement officers are responsible for a "significant portion" of the nearly 60,000 annual violent deaths, reports the