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Liebenberg v Minister of Safety and Security (South Africa)

In this case, the arrest of an individual for attempted murder was ultra vires because it was carried out without a warrant and without sufficient evidence for the police to have a reasonable suspicion the defendant committed the crime.

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Mkwate v Minister of Police (South Africa)

In this case, the police were ordered to pay R560,000  in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of a young boy. The police arrested the boy as he was walking home from school, he was put in the back of a police van, handcuffed and fell around the back of the van when it […]

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Qualified Immunity and Policing in the UK

In some countries, such as the USA, police are protected from civil claims through a doctrine called “qualified immunity”. This doctrine protects police unless they have acted incompetently and knowingly acted unlawfully. This can make it very difficult to bring successful civil claims. However, in many countries, such as the UK, police are no longer immune […]

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Qualified Immunity of Police in the USA

In some countries, such as the USA, police are protected from civil claims through a doctrine called “qualified immunity”. This doctrine protects police unless they have acted incompetently and knowingly acted unlawfully. This can make it very difficult to bring successful civil claims. This VOX article outlines how the concept works in the USA and […]

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Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Kenya)

In Kenya, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (“IPOA“) is the independent body which investigates complaints against the police. How to complain: By phoning the complaints management team By emailing the complaints team By writing a letter to the IPOA Or visiting a police station itself. What to include in your complaint: Your name and contact […]

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Police Complaints Authority (Trinidad & Tobago)

This is the police oversight body in Trinidad and Tobago that can investigate misconduct by police.

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The Federal Police Ombudsman in Brazil

Brazil, with a federal government system has federal ombudsman bodies. The first police ombudsman in Brazil was established in the state of Sao Paulo in 1995, with the purpose to enhance internal controls of the actions of the state police. Under federal law (Legislative Decree No. 150, 2009) the Ombudsman position must occupied by a […]

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National Human Rights and Ombudsman Institution (Uruguay)

Example of a general oversight body that can investigate police and other public bodies where suspected of misconduct or human rights abuse.

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Article 19 Principles on the Right to Protest

Article 19 is an organisation that specialises in protecting freedom of expression and the right to protest. The linked resource provides an outline on the human rights law framework on protesting and when one’s right to protest can be restricted.

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Organisation Contre la Torture and Others v Rwanda (ACommHPR)

In this case, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights ruled that the arrest and detention of ethnic tutsis solely on the basis of their ethnicity was a grave violation of the right to liberty and security.

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