Category
page 1Police misconduct
Nikolai Yezhov
NKVD director under Joseph Stalin (1895-1940)
police brutality
use of excessive force by a police officer
agent provocateur
person who commits or who acts to entice another person to commit an illegal or rash act
arbitrary arrest and detention
human rights violation
false imprisonment
illegal restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent
police corruption
form of corruption involving the police
false confession
admission of guilt for a crime for which the confessor is not responsible
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
International human rights group established in 1991 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR)
Fritz Moen
Norwegian victim of miscarriage of justice
police misconduct
inappropriate or illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties
Wolf Brigade
Iraq military unit