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Death in custody is when a person dies when in the custody of the police, prison service or other authorities. Death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect, racism and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths.[1] [2]
By country
Algeria
Argentina
See Human rights in Argentina
Australia
See separate article: Aboriginal deaths in custody
Bangladesh
At least 32 people have died in "Operation Clean Heart" by the government of Bangladesh.See Human rights in Bangladesh
Burma
See Insein Prison, Human rights in Burma
Chad
China
Some estimate 20 million have died in the Chinese prison system. See Laogai, democide.
Congo
See Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba
Egypt
Germany
India
See Police encounter
Indonesia
See Cipinang Penitentiary Institution
Iran
See 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
Ireland
See Terence Wheelock
Jamaica
"At least 650 people have been killed by police officers in Jamaica since 1999. Many of these have been blatantly unlawful killings, yet not one officer has been convicted since then." Piers Bannister, Amnesty International’s Jamaica researcher.
Japan
Of the 1,592 deaths in Japanese prisons, 1992-2002, 68 required autopsies due to questionable circumstances.[3] See Human rights in Japan
Laos
Libya
See Abu Salim prison
Malaysia
- Kugan Ananthan
- Teoh Beng Hock
Mexico
Morocco
North Korea
See Human rights in North Korea
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
See Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa
South Africa has an unusually high level of deaths in custody. For example in April to June 1997, there were 56 deaths in custody [4].
Sudan
Syria
See Tadmor Prison massacre
Turkey
See Prisons in Turkey
UAE
See Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
UK
Main article: UK Deaths in CustodyUSA
Almost 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, according to U.S. group Human Rights First. They include:
- Jamal Naseer
- Nagem Hatab
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe
See also
- Institutional racism
- Category:People who died in police custody
- Category:People who died in prison custody
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
- List of freedom indices
Categories:- Causes of death
- Law enforcement terminology
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