by Cheyanne M. Daniels – 02/10/23 3:17 PM ET
The family of Tyre Nichols has filed an urgent appeal to the United Nations, requesting action “regarding the torture and extrajudicial killing” of Nichols.
“Today, we filed an Urgent Appeal before the United Nations asking it to condemn the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols, to demand transparency from the police department, and to demand that Officer Preston Hemphill and all officers that participated in the incident are criminally charged,” attorneys for the family said in a statement.
“The video evidence shows that all who were involved in Tyre’s death committed reprehensible acts that require international condemnation,” they continued.
According to the United Nations, “urgent appeals” are used to seek intervention to cease the violation of loss of life, life-threatening situations or “imminent or on-going damage of a grave nature.”
The goal is to ensure state authorities intervene or prevent a human rights violation as quickly as possible.
