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Taser trauma: an increasingly British phenomenon
An IRR News researcher speaks to scholars and campaigners across the country about the disproportionate use of Tasers on over-policed BME communities, as the IOPC announces an inquiry into police discrimination. Read more
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Cherry Groce: Mum’s police shooting ‘robbed me of my childhood’
Lee Lawrence was just 11 years old when his life changed forever. He had fallen asleep in his mother’s room and was awoken by a loud noise. She went to investigate but moments later he heard a gunshot. Read more
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‘Abuse of power’: global outrage grows after death of George Floyd
The EU’s top diplomat has described the death of George Floyd as an “abuse of powerâ€, adding his voice to growing international unease over the US killing as well as Washington’s subsequent violent crackdown against protesters. Read more
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George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis
A former Minneapolis police officer has been charged with murder following the death of an unarmed black man in custody. The officer was shown in footage kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. He and three other officers were sacked. Read more
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Watch as ‘innocent cyclist repeatedly punched by police officer’
This is the shocking moment a man is hauled over the bonnet of a police car and and repeatedly punched by an officer. The cop involved in the incident has now been suspended after the CCTV emerged. Read more
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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on the UK
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has published the report on its visit to the UK, in May 2019, and response of UK authorities. Read more
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