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WHAT IS “POLICE BRUTALITY”? The term “police brutality” is sometimes used to refer to various human rights violations by police. This might include beatings, racial abuse, unlawful killings, torture, or indiscriminate use of riot control agents at protests. WHY IS POLICE BRUTALITY A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE?
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, asphyxiation, beatings, shootings, improper takedowns, and unwarranted use of tasers.
May 29, 2020 · The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S. A 1963 protest placard in the Smithsonian collections could almost be mistaken for any of the Black Lives Matter marches of today....
Sep 30, 2021 · Police killings in America have been undercounted by more than half over the past four decades, according to a new study that raises pointed questions about racial bias among medical examiners...
Aug 11, 2021 · GENEVA (11 August 2021) – Independent United Nations human rights experts* issued the following joint statement, to express their alarm at what they describe as a “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide” and warned States of the grave danger arising from such abuse for human rights and the rule of law.
Mar 21, 2024 · Police brutality in the United States, the unwarranted or excessive and often illegal use of force against civilians by U.S. police officers. Forms of police brutality have ranged from assault and battery (e.g., beatings) to mayhem, torture, and murder.
Jan 6, 2023 · Sam Levin in Los Angeles. Fri 6 Jan 2023 06.00 EST. US law enforcement killed at least 1,176 people in 2022, making it the deadliest year on record for police violence since 2013 when experts...
