Report by human-rights lawyers calls lethal police force against Black people 'crimes against humanity'

It reflects intense focus on America from around the world, says Richard Sudan.

For many years, the United States condemned crimes against humanity in a global setting. Such claims were often a pretext for military invasion, regime change or installing so-called democracy while, of course, securing control of resources. We’ve gotten so used to hearing it, especially over the last few decades, that the phrase “crimes against humanit…