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Papua New Guinea: Government M
Police violence against children remains rampant in Papua New Guinea, despite recent juvenile justice reform efforts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Children and others in police custody are often raped and tortured. "Police rapes and torture are crimes, not methods of crime control," said Zama Coursen-Neff, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch's Children's Rights Division. "These brutal tactics have destroyed public confidence in the police."
Another problem, Human Rights Watch said, is that that police routinely lock children up with adults, even when sepa... Read more
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20 August 2008
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Canada: Halifax cops were too
A demonstration is planned for Thursday at the Halifax police station to protest alleged police misconduct.
Those who watched Halifax Regional Police arrest a number of protestors last month at the start of the Chebucto Road widening project are demanding accountability.
"Those of us who have witnessed arrests have filled out formal complaints and we’re going to all go into the police station as a collective group and hand in those complaints at once," said Brad Milligan, one of the organizers of Thursday’s event.
On July 7, dozens of people were on Chebucto Road to protest the felling of trees to make room for the widening of the street near the Mumford Road intersection.
The controversial project, approved by city council, will add a reversing third lane to ease traffic congestion during rush hour.
Mr. Milligan was there that day and was not arrested. But he watched as officers piled on top of a B.C. tourist who stood in front of trees that were slated for removal.
"He was thrown to the ground, and seven officers (tackled) him. It was actually pretty scary," Mr. Milligan said.
Officers arrested a number of people, some of whom were released without charges.
Organizers of Thursday’s protest are calling on people to bring signs and placards to the David P. MacKinnon Building on Gottingen Street at noon.
The demonstration will highlight allegations the officers violated the provincial Police Act, including alleged abuse of authority and excessive use of force during the July 7 event.
"I don’t know how many of HRM (residents) truly realize how the police acted and who was arrested and why they were arrested," Mr. Milligan said.
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