Category: Police custody
Brazil: Comprehensive Reform of Policing Methods Urgently Needed
Following the deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday called for comprehensive and effective reform of policing methods in Brazil. On October 28, 2025, a large-scale police operation took place in the Complexo do Alemão and Complexo da Penha communities, reportedly aimed at enforcing…
US President Trump Orders Military to Prepare for Potential Action in Nigeria
US President Donald Trump has directed the military to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, citing the government’s alleged failure to protect Christians from Islamist militant groups. While Trump did not specify which incidents prompted his statement, allegations of genocide against Nigerian Christians have been circulating in some right-wing US circles in recent weeks. However,…
Brazil: At Least 64 Killed in Major Rio Drugs Raid
The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil’s recent history, with human rights organisations calling for investigations into the deaths. A massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday sparked shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. The operation included officers…
Britanica: Police Brutality in the United States
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. Some broader definitions of police brutality also encompass harassment (including false arrest), intimidation, and verbal abuse,…
France: Two Men Arrested Over Theft of Jewels at Louvre Museum
Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum.The Paris prosecutor’s office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world’s most-visited museum last…
Georgia: Police Detained Around 20 Protesters
The solidarity rally for jailed journalists was held amid steady stream of detentions in recent days, and turned tense when demonstrators again blocked Rustaveli Avenue, the city’s main thoroughfare. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainees were arrested under administrative law for attempting to obstruct traffic illegally. A young woman who reportedly climbed…
One Dead, Dozens Injured as Peru’s New President Faces Widespread Protests
At least one person was killed and dozens of police officers injured in widespread protests overnight in Peru against President Jose Jeri, who assumed power just days ago. The government will declare a state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity, Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez…
Dmytro Yagunov: Police Training and the European Human Rights Standards
The CPT standards on prevention of ill-treatment in policing are strictly linked to the issue of police trainings. Every national report made by the CPT on torture prevention in policing contains recommendations to improve the system of police trainings with the aim to exclude excessive use of force by the police and to avoid unnecessary…