The International Day Against Police Brutality occurs on March 15. It first began in 1997 as an initiative of the Montreal-based
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (C.O.B.P), also known as Collectif Opposé à la Brutalité Policière, is an autonomous group founded in Montreal in 1995. This organization consists of victims, witnesses, representatives of ethnic communiti ...
and the
Black Flag group in Switzerland. A march is held yearly in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
.
Acceptance of March 15 as a focal day of solidarity against
police brutality
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...
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
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
since 1995.
See also
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Copwatch
Copwatch (also Cop Watch or Cop-Watch) is a network of activist organizations, typically autonomous and focused in local areas, in the United States, Canada and Europe that observe and document police activity while looking for signs of police mis ...
*
Legal observer
Legal 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, sec ...
*
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (abbreviated BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police bruta ...
References
External links
Police Brutality World Wide archiveCollective Opposed to Police Brutality, Montreal, CanadaOctober 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a GenerationMontreal police, anti-police protesters clash in annual standoff
March observances
Police brutality
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