As District Attorney Announces Criminal Charges in the Atlanta Spa Murders, Asian American Advocates Call for Accountability Beyond the Carceral System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2021
CONTACT INFORMATION
James C. Woo
404.585.8446 x 104
jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org
Atlanta, GA — Today, Fulton County’s district attorney’s office announced hate crimes and death penalty charges against the shooter who killed eight people at Atlanta-area spas on March 16.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta issued the following statement:
"Since the tragic shootings on March 16, Advancing Justice - Atlanta has stood with the families and loved ones of the victims. Our communities in Georgia and especially the victims’ families are still grieving. Our work ahead continues to center healing, care and reimagining justice for our communities,” said Stephanie Cho, Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta.
"The pursuit of justice varies across the victims’ families, our community members and even with our loved ones. For Advancing Justice - Atlanta, we believe that justice lies beyond the carceral system. We join the growing calls nationwide for community-led solutions and accountability that address the root causes of racism, violence, and harm so that everyone, Asian, Pacific Islander, Black, Brown, no matter where we were born, can go to work, walk down the street and move through our lives without fearing for ourselves or our loved ones."
In March, Advancing Justice-Atlanta and over 2,000 organizations released a Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities. Read the Collective Statement here.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast. For more information about Advancing Justice-Atlanta, visit https://advancingjustice-atlanta.org.
