Police Brutality

Vinod, brother of V Vignesh (25) who died in police custody on April 19, said that the police offered him and his family Rs 1 lakh, as bribe to remain silent about the incident. He said that they weren't allowed to see Vignesh's body after post-mortem. "There were wounds on my brother's body," said Vinod. Reportedly, Vignesh and his friends were arrested for possession of drugs in Chennai's Kellys area.

In Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district, police personnel on December 9 were reported to have hit a man carrying a child in his arms. In a viral video, a cop was spotted beating a man with sticks, while another policeman was spotted snatching the baby from the man's arms. Further, Inspector General Prashant Kumar said, "We have suspended the inspector and department inquiry is initiated."

The Law ministry’s tele-consultation service started to offer pre-litigation legal advice to rural residents is now bombarded with COVID and lockdown related queries. There were beneficiaries calling to seek help against discrimination against health workers and their families, concession of electricity bill, etc. Notably, there were also concerns of police brutality and power abuse. The Department of Justice said complains on violence… read-more

At least 28 people including one police officer were killed in a police shootout with drug traffickers on May 7 in Jacarezhino slum of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. Indicating an investigation into the incident, the Supreme Court worried over 'arbitrary execution' and human rights abuses. Reportedly, the shootout occurred over reports of drug traffickers recruiting teenagers. Residents complained of abuse as they allegedly witnessed unarmed people… read-more

Ex- Minneapolis cop, Derek Chauvin (45) was convicted for a second and third-degree murder and manslaughter of George Floyd on April 20. Previously released on bail, a racially diverse jury declared Chauvin guilty after three weeks trial. The verdict was welcomed with cheers at the Minneapolis courtroom. Notably, Chauvin was accused of kneeling on 46-year-old African-American Floyd's neck for over nine minutes without mercy on May 25, 2020… read-more