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In this section you will find links to information on custody deaths and abuse in particular regions of the world.
The information is broken down by country for easy reference. Items are updated, replaced or deleted periodically.
Iran:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| Deaths in custody highlight utter-disregard for life by prison authorities | Source: Amnesty International |
| Iran's death-row youngsters | Source: BBC |
| Putting its children on death row | Source: Worldpress |
| US Report: Iran’s Human Rights Abuses | Source: US Institute of Peace |
Jamaica:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| 20% of J.A. murders committed by police | Source: Barbados Free Press |
| Death behind bars! INDECOM says 12 detainees die in custody yearly | Source: Jamaica Observer |
| Jamaica police commit 'hundreds of unlawful killings' yearly, Amnesty says | Source: The Guardian |
Malaysia:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| Custodial death calls for police reforms | Source: Inter Press Service |
| Death and torture in custody | Source: Asia Human Rights Commission |
| Deaths in police custody in Malaysia | Source: Wikipedia |
Nigeria:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| Death sentences: Nigeria ranked second highest after China | Source: PUNCH |
| Nigeria police: Issuing corpses and denials | Source: BBC News |
| Police routinely practice torture | Source: Human Rights Watch |
| Torture widespread in police custody | Source: Scoop World |
Russia:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| 200 people died in Russian police custody in 2015, says website | Source: The Guardian |
| Deadly rape exposes Russian police's brutality | Source: Hindustan Times |
| Police brutality & reform in Russia | Source: Hypotheses |
| Torture and abuse by police is the norm in Russian prisons | Source: Newsweek |
South Africa:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| A reminder the police are not above the law | Source: IOL News |
| Police Brutality: Hundreds tortured and die yearly while in Police custody | Source: The South African |
| South African police are twice as deadly as American cops | Source: Mail & Guardian |
| South Africa reports of police brutality more than tripled in the last decade | Source: The Guardian |
United States:
| Headline / Subject | Source / Link |
|---|---|
| 14,000 Held In overseas prisons | Source: CBS News |
| Black women speak out about their experiences with police violence | Source: Fusion.net |
| Here’s how many people police killed in 2019 | Source: The Root |
| Public Safety Partnership Project California | Source: California Public Safety Partnership |
| Records of police violence and killings in the US | Source: Mapping Police Violence |
| The American Police State - Chronicle Review | Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Locking up children for life | Source: Amnesty International USA |
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