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News – October 8, 2020

Today’s news summary: Human rights group issues report on Portland police brutality, focus on evictions, Blumenauer fights deputization, complaints to oversight agency about PPB behavior at protests

Portland Mercury: Human Rights Group Finds Portland Police Violated UN Guidelines During Protests

The Guardian (UK): Portland: officers targeted medics with teargas and projectiles, report finds

Willamette Week: Three People Who Attended Portland Protests Say They Recognize the Helmet Number of an Officer Who Struck a Black Homeowner

KOIN: Protesters turn attention to Portland evictions

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon lawmaker seeks to curb deputizing power of federal government

Willamette Week: Following Deputization of Portland Police Officers, Congressman Earl Blumenauer Introduces Legislation to Limit Federal Reach

KOIN: Complaints against PPB at protests flood oversight agency