International Day Against Police Brutality
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 and the Black Flag group in Switzerland. A march is held yearly in Montreal.
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,[1] 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.
See also
References
- "Interim National Website for October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation". Archived from the original on September 22, 2007.
External links
- 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
- Officer injured in Montreal anti-police brutality protest
- Photos: Police and protesters clash in Montreal
- Montreal police, anti-police protesters clash in annual standoff
- Montreal police gird for annual protest Friday against police brutality Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
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