South Africa: Police arrests are a positive step in the fight against impunity

Headline Title:  South Africa: Police arrests are a positive step in the fight against impunity 21 June 2012 The arrests in South Africa of members of a police unit allegedly linked to numerous unlawful killings and incidents of torture is a breakthrough in fighting impunity for grave human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International said today. The arrested members of the now-disbanded Cato Manor Organized Crime Unit appeared in the Durban magistrates court today faced with a catalogue of charges including murder, assault, theft and unlawful possession of firearms and…

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