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According to Rigau, the victims were arrested, handcuffed, beaten harshly and then killed...
...RODNEY KING case seemed so simple. A man was viciously beaten by police officers. Somebody even taped the horror, which was shown thousands of times to television viewers around the country. The officers were put on trial--but somehow, a jury decided that they were not guilty of using excessive force...
...riots, looting and random violence. The Rodney King verdict touched off violence around the country. It is horrifying to watch videotaped footage of this--of buildings burning out of control in Los Angeles, of Black businesses burned down, of a truck driver being pulled out of his truck and beaten into critical condition, of Korean shop owners with semi-automatic weapons defending their property from looters, of young children running scared through the streets...
...protests, Patkar has been beaten, arrested and banned from several villages. The former Bombay social worker faces 10 or so trials on offenses ranging from arson to kidnapping government officials. Patkar claims that the charges are trumped up and that she advocates only nonviolent civil disobedience...
...Brazil, dozens of activists, including rural labor leaders, native Indians and priests, have been beaten and shot, allegedly by the hirelings of ranchers, logging companies, gold miners and other interests. On top of all this, activists contend, the justice system serves only the interests of the rich and powerful. In February a state appeals court in Acre overturned -- on grounds of insufficient evidence -- the conviction of rancher Darly Alves da Silva for his participation in the Chico Mendes murder and ordered a retrial. "The conviction was the first time an executor of a crime against an activist was brought...