A human rights group has criticised a landmark court decision banning a drill group from making music with violent lyrics, claiming the focus on the genre “highlights the danger that racial bias infects the criminal justice system”. Read in full.
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Courts And Police Accused Of ‘Censorship’ As Drill Music Group Faces Ban (Huffington Post, 18 June 2018)
A human rights group has criticised a landmark court decision banning a drill group from making music with violent lyrics, claiming the focus on the genre “highlights the danger that racial bias infects the criminal justice system”. Read in full.
18 Jun 18
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