A Supreme Court has cleared the way for a trial or settlement in a lawsuit against a Detroit police officer who accidentally killed a 7-year-old girl during a raid in 2010. She was shot in t... Read more
The original inquest found the circumstances of Biko’s death to be ‘inconclusive’, although evidence pointed to him being murdered. He died from massive brain haemorrhages after being beaten... Read more
Book your FREE place at the Interrogating State Violence conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Families & Friends Campaign will take place on 26 October 2018 in London. Read more
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said three people died after being held in a police cell, and another five died after being held in a cell, becoming unwell and then being pr... Read more
A white police officer, Michael Rosfeld, was charged Wednesday with criminal homicide in the fatal shooting last week of an unarmed black teenager who fled a traffic stop in East Pittsburgh,... Read more
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The lethal injection brought an end to the macabre executions of the past. But after a string of botched deaths, its humanity is being brought into question. Is there another option? Read more
Ahmed Timol’s inquest ruling from suicide to murder spurs investigators to pursue ‘unfinished business’ of deaths in custody. They're appealing for information relating to more atrocities by... Read more
The scale of deaths of black people after contact with the police is so high that even United Nations human rights experts and agencies have felt the need to speak out on the issues. Read more
