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Mar 4 2021 8:28am
Northern Ireland: Chief Constable criticised for spit hoods roll-out in defiance of policing board
In 81% of cases, PSNI used spit hoods on people with disabilities S...
Feb 1 2021 12:01am
Global: Fresh evidence of police misuse of tear gas - updated investigative website
Ongoing tear gas misuse leading to protesters’ deaths and injuries ...
Jan 27 2021 12:01am
Belarus: Protesters tortured and 'mercilessly beaten' following post-election protests - New Report
More than 900 abuses by police logged, but not one criminal investigat...
Dec 22 2020 9:54am
Northern Ireland: Critical Police Ombudsman report on policing of Black Lives Matter protests must spur action by PSNI
Responding to today's critical report by the Police Ombudsman of North...
Dec 17 2020 10:36am
COVID-19: Authorities commit human rights abuses in 60 countries under pretext of controlling pandemic - new report
In Dominican Republic - 85,000 people detained in three-month period ...
Nov 22 2020 1:13pm
Northern Ireland: Journalist Patricia Devlin threatens legal action against PSNI for failing to investigate threats
Northern Ireland journalist Patricia Devlin has written to the Chief C...
Nov 20 2020 1:14pm
Northern Ireland: Police report reveals 'worrying' rate of hate crime
PSNI report outlines that there were 936 racist incidents and 626 raci...
Nov 12 2020 9:13am
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes call for halt to use of spithoods & review of BLM prosecutions
Policing Board recommends spit hoods are withdrawn from use Fines a...
Nov 5 2020 9:31am
The case against the use of spit hoods in response to Covid-19
The last few years have seen a roll-out of spit hoods to police forces...
Nov 5 2020 9:29am
The case against the use of spit hoods in response to Covid-19
The last few years have seen a roll-out of spit hoods to police forces...