Notable cases of police brutality have occurred in various countries. Under President Idi Amin , many Ugandan people were killed, including minority groups. Many others were tortured.
There were also deaths in police custody due to police action from to In , as a result of police officers being accused of crimes such as rape, torture, and murder, the cost of civil liabilities claims were so great that there was concern the costs would strain the South African Police Service national budget.
The police commissioner at the time, Riah Phiyega, blamed the large number of claims "on a highly litigious climate". Police brutality has spread throughout Soweto. Nathaniel Julius was killed in Soweto by police officers from the El Dorado police station. He was a 16 year old boy with Down Syndrome , and was shot because he didn't respond to the police officer calling him.
This action was not warranted because Nathaniel didn't have any weapons on him and he was just walking from the store after buying biscuits. Two police officers were arrested over Julius' death on murder charges, after mass protests against this in the area. South African police are commonly accused of excessive force, with ten deaths attributed to police the same year Police brutality was a major contribution to the Egyptian revolution and Khaled Said 's death, though little has changed since.
After six months of reporting gang rape, a woman in Egypt is still seeking justice not only for herself, but also those who were witnesses in her favor and are jailed, tortured in pretrial custody. The lack of investigation into the Fairmont Hotel rape case of has also put the Egyptian authorities under condemnation. Reportedly, the prime witnesses of the case have been subjected to drug testing, virginity tests and publicly defamed, while their families suffer trauma.
