Britain's anti-racism organization Stand up to Racism is calling for a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Wednesday against the decision of a grand jury not to indict a police officer for killing an unarmed African American teenager.

Darren Wilson, the white police officer of Ferguson Police Department who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri., on Aug. 9, is free of indictment, a local grand jury ruled Monday.

The decision has sparked massive protests in Washington, New York, Boston and a dozen other cities across the United States, involving thousands of people.

The public uproar is spreading across the Atlantic as British anti-racist activists urge people to protest against the decision at the U.S. Embassy at 5.30 p.m. (GMT) on Wednesday.

"We condemn the decision of the Grand Jury not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown in St Louis. This comes on the same day that Tamir Rice, a 12 year old boy, was shot dead by the police after carrying a toy gun," the Stand up to Racism organization said in a statement.

The organization then call on people to join them at the U.S. Embassy for "an emergency peaceful protest," it added.

Diane Abbott, a member of the British Parliament and supporter of the protest, said the anger and disruption caused by the decision "extends beyond the killing of Mike right to the root of long standing issues with the criminal justice system." Endit

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