International Day Against Police Brutality

Unreasonable use of force by police against lawbreakers and crime suspects is unacceptable and must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law Representatives of international organizations and members of society who are not indifferent to the problems of victims of arbitrariness are convinced of this That's why the International Day Against Police Brutality is observed every year on March 15th The International Day Against Police Brutality was first held in 1997 2 years earlier, the Collective to Counteract Police Brutality was created in Montreal Members of this organization and the Swiss “Black Flag” informed people about their rights and provided legal support to victims of arbitrariness by security forces Participation in the events held on March 15, 1997 were real victims and witnesses of the behavior of police officers who showed aggression against sexual minorities, marginalized people, representatives of opposition political movements and other people Activists of the movement publish a monthly magazine in which they talk about torture and other illegal actions of representatives of law enforcement agencies March 15th, coincidentally, is the day the Montreal police force was created The date of the first International Day Against Police Brutality fell on Saturday and, due to convenience, was chosen for the celebration However, later, the beating of two boys aged 11 and 12 years old by police in Switzerland began to be associated with March 15, which assigned the chosen date to the International Day Against Police Brutality In honor of the International Day against Police Brutality, demonstrations are being held around the world In Montreal, from 2 to 3 thousand people take part in such events In the United States, Rodney King was a symbol of resistance to police brutality in the 1990s An African-American man became a cult figure after being brutally beaten with batons by security forces Since 2016, taking a knee has become a symbol of the fight against police brutality and violence in the United States Then black football player K Kaepernick refused to stand before the match during the playing of the national anthem The player took a knee to protest against police violence against African Americans and racial discrimination In Russia, the “Zone of Law” deals with the rigidity and lawlessness that reigns in the security forces, which manifests itself in intimidation, unauthorized arrests and abuse of surveillance methods Lawyers and lawyers collaborating with this organization, over several years of active work, have achieved the conviction of 41 police officers, 34 employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service and 1 FSB operative In favor of the victims, 6 million rubles were recovered from representatives of law enforcement agencies in Russian courts and 238 thousand euros in the ECHR These and other results of human rights activities are discussed during events for the International Day against Police Brutality