The Evanston City Council agreed to settle a 2023 lawsuit brought by a man who accused police department officers of using excessive force. After the case worked its way through federal courts for two ...

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 ...

(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.

USES A NEWER REPORTING SYSTEM THAT TRACKS MORE TYPES OF CRIME. TODAY - STATE POLICE GOING ON THE RECORD FOR LAWMAKERS FOLLOWING A HIGH- PROFILE LAWSUIT AGAINST A MAINE STATE TROOPER. 8 INVESTIGATES IS ...

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 ...

(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 ...