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International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations launches a new project: "Unhealed Wounds. The Faces Behind the Injuries of Crowd-Control Weapons"

Former Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy blamed separatists for the excessive police use of force during the illegal 2017 Catalonia referendum

In February 2019, Nigeria's President illegally ordered the military to shoot to kill anyone caught stealing ballot boxes.

Draft International Guidelines on Less-Lethal Weapons out for consultation and available for comment

In June 2018, a Caribbean Human Rights and Use of Force Model Policy was published. The Policy offers a clear set...

Small Arms Survey believes Russian law enforcement officials have the highest number of firearms--2.4 million--followed by China and India

The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide database aims to describe and analyse the national legislation governing police use...

The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide is seeking contributions from scholars and practitioners. Significant caselaw at domestic level...

In April 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of an Arizona police officer who shot Amy Hughes outside her home...

Five Nigerian police officers accused of killing Mohammed Yusuf while in their custody in 2009 were reinstated in February 2018.

IPID head Robert McBride believes recent high-profile arrests, including of former South African Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, has prompted efforts...

“Stop and Search“ not the solution