International Day Against Police Brutality
The Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) documents March 15 as the International Day Against Police Brutality since 1997, with independent historical corroboration.
Date and recurrence
15 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International activist/civil-society observance originating in Montreal. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- COBP — Who We Are / March 15 observance historyOrganizer Primary
- Wikipedia — International Day Against Police BrutalityHistorical Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is International Day Against Police Brutality?
15 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 15 March each year..
Does International Day Against Police Brutality fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Day Against Police Brutality an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International activist/civil-society observance originating in Montreal. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Day Against Police Brutality?
The stored designation basis is: The Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) documents March 15 as the International Day Against Police Brutality since 1997, with independent historical corroboration.. Supporting provenance includes COBP — Who We Are / March 15 observance history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Day Against Police Brutality international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International activist/civil-society observance originating in Montreal. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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These records also resolve to March 15, 2027 under the current authority data.
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A/RES/76/254