Society / Police / Brutality
Articles about Brutality, ordered by date. 
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Above the law
Successive governments have failed to tackle police brutality, corruption and unlawful detention in Nigeria. Promise Eze hears from those who’ve experienced the sharp end of the country’s legal system.
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Reclaiming Pride from police brutality and racism
Janaya Khan on building a committed movement.
Whose streets?
The current clampdown on popular rights mirrors a profound malaise with our system of top-down political representation, argues Richard Swift.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Above the law | Critical minerals | May, 2025 |
| View from Brazil | Abortion | July, 2024 |
| Inequality Watch | Covid-19 lessons from the pandemic | September, 2020 |
| View from Brazil | The right to the city | July, 2019 |
| Reclaiming Pride from police brutality and racism | Black Lives Matter | March, 2018 |
| Whose streets? | Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent | December, 2017 |
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