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Mar 27 2017 9:00am
More than 7,000 killed in the Philippines in six months, as president encourages murder
More than 7,000 people were killed in the brutal ‘war on drugs’ in the...
Nov 21 2016 3:02pm
Jamaica: Police threaten and intimidate relatives of those unlawfully killed to cover-up their actions
 Police tamper with crime scenes, plant weapons on victims...
Sep 21 2016 7:19am
Nigeria: Special police squad 'get rich' torturing detainees and demanding bribes in exchange for freedom
  ·        Detainees subjected to hanging, starvation, shootin...
Sep 6 2016 7:00pm
Spit hoods: 'Relieved' at Met Police decision to 'put brakes on' rollout
In response to the Met Police’s decision to suspend its decision to pi...
Aug 22 2016 5:21pm
Brazil: legacy of Olympics is one of increased police killings and crushed demos
‘Once again, the legacy of a major sporting event in Brazil has bee...
Aug 10 2016 2:15pm
Running or swimming for your life
I don’t know about you sports fans/political geeks but the Olympics an...
Aug 10 2016 10:00am
A father's nightmare
Two sons murdered. A third son shot. No one brought to justice. A fami...
Aug 2 2016 3:18pm
Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk
In July 756 shootings with 51 fatal victims reported via Amnest...
Jul 27 2016 6:51pm
Brazil: Amnesty International activists deliver 'body bags' to Rio 2016 organisers
Forty body bags, representing the number of people killed by the polic...
Jul 7 2016 10:02pm
USA: Philando Castile shooting must be independently investigated
‘How many more wrenching videos do we need to see before there is r...