Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings | American Civil Liberties Union

I was not quite yet six years old when this occurred. I have a vague recollection of "the news" but that is about it, although I do remember numerous conversation concerning this incident throughout the 70s and early 80s. Looking back there was always a secretive, hushed air with these conversations and after learning that the government refuses to acknowledge their role, I can understand why.

My knowledge of Kent State is very basic, even with my research into violence "in" schools, Kent State has only been a blip due to the fact that it was above K-12 level, my primary interest. Whether that is a good thing or bad I don't know but I am curious as to how this will "play-out" in front of the UN.
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On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired between 61 and 67 shots into a crowd of unarmed anti-war protestors at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine others. My 19-year-old sister, Allison Krause, was one of four students shot to death by the Ohio National Guard in the parking lot of her university campus as she protested the Vietnam War. I was 15 years old at the time.

It has been 44 years, and the U.S. government still refuses to admit that it participated in the killing of four young students at Kent State. There has not been a credible, independent, impartial investigation into Kent State. No group or individual has been held accountable. In 2010, after undeniable forensic evidence emerged pointing to direct U.S. government involvement in the killings, Emily Kunstler and I founded the Kent State Truth Tribunal (KSTT). Our hope was to finally receive a full account of the tragic events and to see that the victims and their families receive redress. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice refused to reopen the case, claiming there were “insurmountable legal and evidentiary barriers."

But justice for Allison doesn’t have to end there. To that end, we are traveling to Geneva, Switzerland, next week to demand accountability for the Kent State massacre before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which will be reviewing U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), one of the few human rights treaties ratified by the United States.

Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings | American Civil Liberties Union