Haitian "self-defense brigades," which claim to protect communities from ever-escalating gang violence in the Caribbean country, are also being accused of engaging in unrelated acts of violence.

Braylon Cummings, a 19-year-old man who is charged with two counts of assault, said his June 1 actions were done in self-defense, according to an affidavit filed in Douglas County. Security camera ...

Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez claims that he isn’t guilty of anything since he acted in self-defense, or at most he should be tried for involuntary manslaughter. But the state wants to charge him with ...

carried out by members of self-defense brigades. Louis Chadrac, Le Nord Courtesy of Le Nouvelliste The planter was harvesting his rice crop in Haiti’s violence-torn Artibonite region when he ...

“What they did here had nothing to do with protecting the people,” said the planter, highlighting the terrifying power vacuum in Haiti where so-called self-defense brigades that sprouted up ...

A couple in The Villages who sell self-defense products were the subject of a deed compliance hearing earlier this week at the District Office at Brownwood. Derek and Karen Wilkes live at 1367 Mir ...

Constructed from durable, impact-resistant ABS plastic, the MUNIO Self Defense Keychain is ergonomically designed and easy-to-use, making it accessible to people of varying ages and physical ...

“Under Arizona law, if someone raises a self-defense claim in trial, prosecutors then have the burden of disproving self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mitchell said. “So, it’s the ...

North Korea on Tuesday slammed President Trump for his plans to create the Golden Dome missile defense system. Officials in Pyongyang dubbed the effort “the height of self-righteousness ...

Next month, during ongoing deliberations on the draft revision to the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, new provisions on legitimate self-defense will be introduced.