Police Custody
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Africa has a gift the world still needs
The demographic case is equally striking. More than 60% of Africans are under 25. By 2050, one in three people aged 15 to 24 anywhere on Earth will be African. A continent this…
Timol inquest highlights striking similarities to present day South Africa
The experiences of activists who were tortured during apartheid and those tortured after 1994 are chillingly similar.
Farmworkers need healthcare, too
In times of unrest, rural communities must be able to trust and access medical facilities.
Over 900 dead after being taken into police custody
A report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has revealed that about 932 people have died in police custody in 2011/12.
Chinese rights lawyer released amid crackdown
A top Chinese rights lawyer has returned home after two months in police custody, amid a fierce crackdown on government critics and activists.
Aunt queries postmortem report on boy
More than four years after a 14-year-old boy allegedly used his trousers to hang himself in a police cell, the inquest into his death has begun.
Belgian knifeman suspect to be kept in custody
A Belgian court on Tuesday ordered that the suspect in a gruesome knife attack at a crèche be kept in custody.
SAA drug-smuggling case postponed
The case against a security guard and an SAA cabin crew member arrested for alleged drug smuggling was postponed on Friday.
Rights group say more dying in Egyptian police’s custody
Fourteen Egyptians died in police custody or at the hands of policemen in 2007, up from six in the previous year, a rights group said on Wednesday.