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India’s George Floyd Moment: Custodial Torture and Policing in a Democracy, Jadaliyya

Jadaliyya  16 July 2020 By Jinee Lokaneeta George Floyd’s death, the outrage and protest against it, and renewed movement for police and prison abolition has resonated in different corners of the world, including the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In Sathankulam, protests erupted after a father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennix were allegedly brutally tortured to death by […]

Five deaths in police custody every day over 10 years, but few convictions, Business Standard

Business Standard 06 August 2020 Torture in police custody is “routine” in India, experts say, and is mostly used to coerce suspects to give up information and build evidence during an investigation At least 17,146 people were reported to have died in judicial and police custody–nearly five a day, on average–in cases registered in the decade to […]

5 Indian policemen arrested over death of father, son, PM News Nigeria

PM News Nigeria  02 July 2020 By dpa/NAN Indian Police on Thursday said five policemen had been arrested in Southern India for the death of a father and son. The deceased were arrested for keeping their shop open in violation of Covid-19 lockdown rules. P. Jeyaraj and his son Emmanuel Bennicks were arrested on June […]