Politiegeweld

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    Angola: Police must protect protesters, not punish them

    Ahead of planned peaceful demonstrations in Benguela and Luanda on 26 November 2016 against the appointment of Isabel dos…

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    Het voelt alsof de helft van mij niet vrij is

    Fotojournalist Shawkan zit gevangen voor het fotograferen van een demonstratie in Egypte. Shawkan ontvangt de Internationale Prijs voor de Persvrijheid.

  • 12 november 2016 ROTTERDAM - Tientallen arrestanten worden afgevoerd door de politie na een demonstratie tegen zwarte piet bij de intocht in Rotterdam.
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    15 november 2016

    Rotterdam schond demonstratie­vrijheid

    Vreedzame demonstratie tegen Zwarte Piet: zowel algehele demonstratieverbod in Rotterdam Centrum als optreden door de politie was volgens Amnesty disproportioneel.

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    Investigate reports Iraqi forces tortured and killed villagers near Mosul in ‘cold blood’

    The Iraqi authorities must urgently investigate reports that fighters wearing Iraqi Federal Police uniforms tortured and extrajudicially executed residents…

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    Ethiopia: After a year of protests, time to address grave human rights concerns

    Nearly one year on from the start of a wave of protests that has left at least 800 people…

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    Myanmar: Authorities must investigate security forces as reports of Rakhine abuses mount

    Amnesty International is calling for an prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the conduct of Myanmar’s security forces in the…

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    7 oktober 2016

    Toezeggingen korpschef politie onacceptabel

    Artikel NRC: Korpschef van de nationale politie heeft agenten die betrokken zijn bij de dood van Mitch Henriquez verzekerd dat zij niet worden ontslagen.

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    Philippines: Duterte’s 100 days of carnage

    100 days after Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines, a wave of unlawful killings has already claimed more than…

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    Zimbabwe: Court ruling upholding police ban on protests must be rescinded

    In response to the ruling by the High Court in Zimbabwe yesterday upholding a 30-day police ban on protests in…

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    Ethiopia: Renewed protests underline need to investigate after dozens killed in stampede

    Fresh protests in Ethiopia since dozens of protesters were killed in a stampede at a religious festival on 2 October…

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    Philippines: Duterte’s extremely dangerous outburst

    Responding to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest outburst, where he likened himself to Hitler and vowed to “slaughter” three million…

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    Greece: Syrian refugee children detained for carrying toy guns allegedly ill-treated by police

    The alleged ill-treatment of five Syrian refugee children who say they were detained, beaten and forced to strip naked by…

  • Een Palestijnse man wordt gearresteerd door Israëlische grenspolitie, oktober 2000.
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    28 september 2016

    Dodelijk geweld tegen Palestijnen door Israëlische strijdkrachten

    Een jaar nadat het geweld in Israël en Bezette Palestijnse gebieden opnieuw oplaaide, zetten Israëlische troepen nog steeds onwettig en dodelijk geweld in.

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    Israel/OPT: Pattern of unlawful killings reveals shocking disregard for human life

    Nearly a year on from a bloody spike in violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Israeli forces…

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    Brazil declares trial on Carandiru massacre null in shocking blow for justice

    A Brazilian court’s decision to declare the trial and sentences against 74 police officers for a prison massacre in 1992…

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    22 september 2016

    Na drie jaar nog geen gerechtigheid voor Sudanese slachtoffers politiegeweld

    De VN-Mensenrechtenraad zou Sudan moeten aansporen tot veroordeling van politiegeweld tijdens vreedzame protesten tegen overheidsbezuinigingen in 2015.

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    Nigeria: Special police squad ‘get rich’ torturing detainees and demanding bribes in exchange for freedom

    A Nigerian police unit set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees in its custody as…

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    India: Global standards on police use of force violated in Kashmir

    Security forces are using arbitrary and excessive force in response to protests in Jammu and Kashmir, violating international standards and…

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    Viet Nam: President Hollande must back one woman’s fight for justice

    President Francois Hollande of France must confront Vietnamese authorities over their treatment of one women’s fight for justice when he…

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    Kenya: Set up judicial inquiry into hundreds of enforced disappearances and killings

    The Kenyan government must set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate and bring to justice all those suspected…

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    Egypt: Refusal to release survivor of torture and disappearance an outrageous blow

    The Egyptian authorities’ refusal to release Islam Khalil who was tortured and subjected to enforced disappearance for 122 days is…