Convened by the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) in 2020 amid the renewed national outcries for justice following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other Black and Brown people at the hands of law enforcement, the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) Accountability Task Force is composed of diverse El Paso organizations and advocates united by a shared commitment to end to police brutality and impunity in the border region.
SURVEY: Community Accountability of El Paso
Police Department (EPPD)
Share your experiences with and attitudes on the EPPD
and join us in the push for greater police accountability
and transparency in our community
ENCUESTA: Rendición de Cuentas Comunitaria del
Departamento de Policía de El Paso (EPPD)
Comparte tus experiencias con e impresiones sobre el EPPD y únete al movimiento para
la rendición de cuentas y transparencia
de la policía en nuestra comunidad
Join us in calling for the creation of an independent, civilian-led commission via city ordinance to oversee and overhaul the EPPD
Local Organizations
Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) | Paso del Sur | Border Agricultural Workers Project | Raza Organize | Chicano Pre-law Society at UTEP | Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA) | El Paso Chicano(a)x History Project | | The El Paso Chapter, The Links, Incorporated | El Paso Young Democrats | UTEP M.E.Ch.A. | National Lawyers Guild- El Paso | Grupo Dignidad | El Paso Grassroots | Community First Coalition | Volar | League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) | Top Ladies of Distinction Incorporated | Prince of Peace Christian Fellowship
Community Leaders
Former Texas State Senator José Rodríguez | County Commissioner David Stout
Co-Chairs
Pastor Michael E. Grady | Diane Williams | Avemaria Smart | Carmen Rodriguez|
Coordinator
Samantha Singleton-Sherman
*Project of Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR)
For more information about the EPPD Task Force and how to get involved,
please contact Samantha Singleton at ssingleton@bnhr.org.