Rappler's latest stories on police violence
Floyd's brother tells U.N. 'black lives do not matter' in U.S.
'You in the United Nations are your brothers' and sisters' keepers in America, and you have the power to help us get justice for my brother George Floyd,' says Philonise Floyd

Trump signs police reform order to end 'patterns of failure'
(UPDATED) The presidential directive provides funding incentives for police departments nationwide to include a ban on choke holds and extra training on guidelines for the use of force

U.N. rights council agrees to urgent debate on racism, police violence
It is only the fifth time in the council's 14-year history that it has agreed to hold an 'urgent debate,' which is a special debate agreed upon within a regular session of the council

Mexico march demands justice for girls allegedly raped by police
Shouting 'Justice!', around 250 people, mostly women, take to the streets to protest the lack of punishment in the two cases, the latest to trigger outrage over the high rate of violence against women and girls in Mexico

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in tourist district
Protesters remain unyielding, vowing to hold multiple occupations and rallies in the coming days, despite authorities' hardening stance

UK demands probe into Hong Kong police action
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt also suspends export licenses for crowd control equipment of Hong Kong police force

Katribu to Duterte: Review 19-year-old IP Rights Act
Indigenous peoples lose faith in the law and now want it reviewed by Congress during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte says Katribu s Piya Macliing Malayao

Police van overruns protesters in US embassy dispersal
UPDATED Some of the protesters are injured after cops forced a police vehicle through the crowd

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India police fire water cannon at gang-rape protesters
The protests came amid a growing uproar over last week s killings in Uttar Pradesh India brought in tougher rape laws last year after the New Delihi gang rape but it has failed to stem the tide of sex attacks across the country

Rival S.African parties in violent pre-election clash
Between 1 500 and 2 000 supporters of the Democratic Alliance party had gathered for a campaign rally in the township when the incident happened

Report: BIFF 'most likely' behind CDO bombing
A risk control organization says the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters wants to show it s a serious threat to be reckoned with
2 killed in shooting near Texas University
A cop and another man were shot dead near a US university