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…
Category: Police violence
Protesters Clash with Police as Bangladesh’s Political Parties Agree to Pathway for Reform
Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a plan for political reforms proposed by the interim government as police clashed with protesters who wanted more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government. Police officers fired tear gas and used stun grenades and batons to disperse several hundred protesters outside the national parliament…
United Kingdom: Commissioner Addresses Human Rights Issues in Policing of Protests and the Situation of Trans People
Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people. Finally, he encourages the government to reconsider certain protest-related provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill currently before the House of Lords, specifically the proposed new offence of concealing one’s identity, as well as restrictions on assemblies in the vicinity…
Report Finds That Gardaí Violated Garda Policies and Human Rights Obligations When Policing Protest
The Irish Network of Legal Observers has today published its first report on a recent protest which took place in the vicinity of Dublin’s port tunnel on Saturday 4 October 2025. The new Network, which is co-convened by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University…
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…
UN High Commissioner Expresses Concerns Over Police Brutality During Madagascar Protests
Police in Madagascar have fired tear gas as hundreds of young protesters returned to the streets of the capital, despite the president agreeing to dissolve his government. The so-called Gen-Z protests have seen thousands demonstrate in cities across Madagascar since Thursday, demanding an end to repeated water and power cuts. President Andry Rajoelina sacked his…
Dmytro Yagunov: How to Return Trust to the Police in Postwar Ukraine
During the war, the Government had the priority to combat against Russian occupiers, where a traditional peace-time issue of human rights approach has been replaced with humanitarian law. There are grounds to believe that Ukraine will have a generation of police officers grown up on the long distance from procedural justice and human rights. We can also presume…
Lawmakers in the Brazilian State of Rio De Janeiro Approved Bonuses for Police Officers Who Kill “Criminals”
Lawmakers in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro have approved a bonus for police officers who kill “criminals,” a move that sparked outrage among rights defenders who fear a “massacre”. A similar measure, nicknamed the “Wild West Bonus”, was in effect from 1995 to 1998 when it was scrapped due to a sharp rise…
OSCE Office Calls on Serbia: Do Not Use Excessive Police Force Against Protesters
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, said on August 19, 2025, that Serbia has a duty to enable peaceful gatherings without unreasonable or excessive use of police force.It was said that Serbia is also obliged to “prevent violence, in line with its human rights obligations”. “Promoting dialogue and accountability is the…