Five years after the nationwide protests of the police killing of George Floyd, “the number of people killed by the police continues to rise each year ….” Steven Rich, Tim Arango, Nicholas ...

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating more than 80 complaints of officer misconduct during last month’s protests, with more than half of the cases involving claims of excessive force. The ...

A woman alleges she was the victim of excessive force by a Maine State Police trooper who “body-slammed” her to the ground during an arrest in March 2024. It’s the second federal lawsuit in two weeks ...

(Johannesburg) – Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the capital, on July 12, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.

(Sydney) New South Wales police used apparent excessive force against people protesting Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, Human Rights Watch said today. Video footage verified by ...