Securitas India sacks 4 guards for beating stray dog to death

Securitas India has terminated the services of 4 of their security guards who were involved in brutally beating a stray dog to…

Turkish police told to prevent people filming them

Turkish police have instructed officers to prevent people filming or recording security forces on smartphones while they are on…

UK Court of Appeal rules police misuse of facial recognition

Recently, in a landmark case, a court of appeal ruled that the South Wales police unlawfully used facial recognition technology…

Police and security services can legally use children as spies, UK High Court rules

Children can legally be used as spies by police and security services despite theself-evident danger in which it places them, a…

Chinese 'Muslim tracker' surveillance system monitoring movements of 2.5m people in Xinjiang

A Chinese surveillance company has been tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in a region where authorities have…

Mexico private security boom adds to corruption, use of force

Rapid growth in private, unregulated security companies in Mexico has contributed to corruption, human rights abuses and…

Private Security Companies go unchecked in Latin America

Increases in private military and security companies have contributed to corruption and human rights violations in Latin America…

Chinese authorities implement mass collection of Biometrics

Chinese authorities are in the process of a mass collection of biometric data from the residents of a region with a high…

Tihar Jail assault: Delhi HC asks for CCTV details, jail report has none

Following allegations of 47 prisoners being assaulted at Tihar Jail last month, the Delhi High Court had directed jail officials…

Put all prisons under CCTV camera surveillance: SC

In a landmark verdict to ensure protection of human rights of prisoners, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all state…

Body Cameras lead to dramatic fall in Police Brutality: UN Expert

Growing use of body cameras by police has led to a dramatic fall in brutality, a top UN rights expert has said, but warned the…

Hunger strike kills CCTV plan for womens prison in Mumbai

A move to install CCTV cameras inside the women's barracks of Byculla jail in Maharashtra was scrapped after an inmate objected…