International Day Against Police Brutality
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The International Day Against Police Brutality occurs on March 15. It first began in 1997 as an initiative of the Montreal
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality and the Black Flag group in Switzerland
. The date was initially chosen for convenience (March 15 1997 fell on a Saturday), although since the year 2000, it has often been linked to an alleged incident in which two children, aged 11 and 12, were beaten to death by the Swiss police
.
Acceptance of March 15 as a focal day of solidarity against police brutality
varies from one place to another. In the United States
, the October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, a group mounted by the RCP
, has succeeded in building support for October 22 (also known as O22) as National Anti Police Brutality Day since 1995.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality and the Black Flag group in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The date was initially chosen for convenience (March 15 1997 fell on a Saturday), although since the year 2000, it has often been linked to an alleged incident in which two children, aged 11 and 12, were beaten to death by the Swiss police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
.
Acceptance of March 15 as a focal day of solidarity against police brutality
Police brutality
Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer....
varies from one place to another. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, a group mounted by the RCP
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA , known originally as the Revolutionary Union, is a Maoist Communist party formed in 1975 in the United States. The RCP states that U.S...
, has succeeded in building support for October 22 (also known as O22) as National Anti Police Brutality Day since 1995.
See also
- Police Brutality World Wide archive
- Black Flag, Switzerland
- Collective Opposed to Police Brutality, Montreal, Canada
- October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation
- CopwatchCopwatchCopwatch is a network of activist organizations in the United States and Canada that observe and document police activity while looking for signs of police misconduct and police brutality...
- Legal observerLegal observerLegal observers are individuals, usually representatives of civilian human rights agencies, who attend public demonstrations, protests and other activities where there is a potential for conflict between the public or activists and the police, security guards or other law enforcement personnel...