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Kenyan activists protest against extra-judicial killings by police officers in Mathare slum, a hotspot for summary 'executions' of suspected criminals allegedly by a police hit squad in Nairobi on April 13, 2022. © Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Kenya: The Young Men Who Disappear

Many victims - usually people from the poorest slum areas - are never found. Campaigners say the police are often responsible.

30 Aug 22

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Gagauzia

How a girl’s dream to become a police officer raised the bar of gender equality in a conservative region.

24 Mar 22

Beatings and torture, long an issue of concern, have become commonplace in Belarus since people first rose up to protest the elections in August 2020. © Andrew Keymaster/Unsplash

Belarus: Police Violence Continues

Beatings and torture, long an issue of concern, have become commonplace since the August 2020 uprising.

22 Feb 22

Kenyan security personnel seen in Nairobi. © Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Kenya: Security Forces Blamed for Rise in Forced Disappearances

Only around one in three of all those abducted return alive.

7 Jan 22

Detention of journalist in one of the protests in Almaty city. (Photo: RFE/RL's Kazak service)

Kazak Journalists Face Routine Harassment

Although the media is protected by law, beatings and illegal detentions are common.

5 Nov 20

Karim Suleymanli, who was beaten and detained by the police. (Photo courtesy of K. Suleymanli)

Azerbaijan: Anger Over Police Heavy-Handedness

Public outcry after footage emerges of officers beating man for violating lockdown.

22 Jun 20

Nelly Duryan, who heads the police department that works to protect juveniles’ rights and combat domestic violence, said that there had been no increase in reports of abuse. (Photo: Armenia Polie Department)

Armenia: Activists Call for More Action on Abuse

Campaigners warn that government statistics showing no rise in abuse do not reflect reality.

4 Jun 20

Under A Watchful Eye: Cyber Surveillance in Cuba

Public access to the internet has increased, but the state remains vigilant.

20 Aug 19

People transport goods in the Rwandan countryside. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rwanda: How Trade in Banned Alcohol Wrecks Lives

Investigation reveals that police collusion fuels lucrative smuggling industry.

17 Jul 19

Soldiers with the Afghan National Army at an outpost in Momand Valley. (Photo: Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

Anger Over Payment Delays to Families of Fallen Afghans

Access to benefits is a key incentive to undertake perilous military service.

8 Mar 18

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