Mozambique: Police Fire on Protesters, At Least 3 Killed in Post Municipal Election Demonstrations Background In the wake of the recent municipal elections in Mozambique, violent clashes have erupted between security forces and peaceful protesters. According to Human Rights Watch, Mozambican security forces have used excessive force, including live ammunition, […]
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French High Court Acknowledges Racial Profiling’s Existence, but Stops Short of Mandating State Action
High Court Recognizes Racial Profiling, But Fails to Order the State to Stop It A Historic Acknowledgement For the first time in France, the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, has recognized the existence of racial profiling by the police during identity checks. This is a historic decision […]
Brazil: A Call for an End to Deadly Police Operations and Swift Investigations
Lethal Brazilian Police Operations Raise Concerns About Human Rights Violations Overview Amnesty International has called on Brazilian authorities to immediately halt lethal police operations that have resulted in the deaths of 45 people in the states of Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. These operations are viewed as further […]
France’s Nahel Shooting: Addressing Police Firearms Rules and Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement
Amnesty International calls for wholesale reform of French police firearm rules to address systemic racism Recent Protests and Banning of Demonstrations After the unlawful killing of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer, a number of demonstrations protesting police violence have been banned by the French government. This move has […]
Reforming French Police: A Path to Stopping Controversial Practices
France Urged to Reform Police Stop Practices Amidst Unrest and Racial Profiling Concerns The Issue at Hand The recent killing of a French 17-year-old boy of North African descent during a traffic stop has sparked serious unrest across France and reignited the discussion on police violence and discrimination in the […]
“Examining the Need to Stop Police Brutality During Protests in Kenya”
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests Kenyan authorities have failed to address the issue of police brutality during nationwide protests that began almost two months ago. Reports from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Kenya detail how police officers and their commanders committed killings and attacks against protesters and other […]