A death in custody is a death of a person in the custody of the police, other authorities or in prison. In the 21st century, death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths. By country Algeria See Human rights in Algeria The killing of civilians is mentioned under Article 8(2)(a)(i) of the Rome Statute. And the act of killing civilians would be considered a war crime under ICC Statute. Argentina See Human rights in Argentina Australia In Australia, deaths in custody automatically trigger an inquest. Bangladesh At least 32 people have died in "Operation Clean Heart" by the government of Bangladesh. See Human rights in Bangladesh Burma See Insein Prison, Human rights in Burma Chad See Human rights in Chad China See Human Rights in China. Congo See Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Cuba See Human rights in Cuba Egypt See Human rights in Egypt Germany Oury Jalloh Rosa Luxemburg India In the financial year 2021–22, the National Human Rights Commission reported 2152 deaths in judicial custody and 155 deaths in police custody. Indonesia See Cipinang Penitentiary Institution Iran See 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners and Deaths in custody in Iran Ireland See Terence Wheelock Jamaica "At least 650 people have been killed by police officers in Jamaica since 1999. Many of these have been blatantly unlawful killings, yet not one officer has been convicted since then." Piers Bannister, Amnesty International's Jamaica researcher. Japan See Human rights in Japan Laos See Human rights in Laos Libya See Abu Salim prison Malaysia Kugan Ananthan Teoh Beng Hock Gunasegaran Rajasundram Mexico See Human rights in Mexico Morocco See Human rights in Morocco The Netherlands See Milan Babić#Death, Death of Slobodan Milošević. On the 27th of June 2015, Mitch Henriquez was arrested at the Malieveld in The Hague after he claimed to have a weapon. During the arrest he suffocated due to the chokehold of two police officers. They were put on trial and served sentences for manslaughter. After his death, there were several weeks of riots throughout the Netherlands. North Korea See Human rights in North Korea Norway About 40 people have died in police custody over a period of 20 years following 1990. Additionally there's been 45 suicides in custody over a 10-year period from 2008. Pakistan See Human rights