A disabled man was violently arrested in Nakuru, Kenya; a video emerged of police in Colima, Mexico, simulating drowning on a detainee; six children were rescued from alleged abuse in the Philippines; and a couple in Anambra, Nigeria, was remanded over child abuse. The separate incidents, documented in video footage and official statements, have drawn investigations and public demands for accountability across four countries.

In Kenya, James Thuku, who uses crutches, was arrested during demonstrations and is being held at Nakuru Central Police Station on charges of incitement to violence, according to Senator Crystal Asige. A widely circulated video shows officers dragging Thuku along a road and throwing him into a police vehicle after he fell. The senator called the conduct “monstrous” and demanded an explanation from the National Police Service. Kenyan authorities have not yet issued a formal response to the footage.

In Mexico, the State Human Rights Commission (CDHE) confirmed the authenticity of a 17-second video showing municipal police in Coquimatlán, Colima, pouring liquid over a cloth covering the face of a handcuffed, shirtless man identified as Gabriel N. The commission opened a formal investigation and gave the municipal government 24 hours to submit a detailed report. The Coquimatlán government said it had initiated legal and administrative actions and would not tolerate conduct contravening the law. The state attorney general’s office also launched a torture investigation. No official information has been released on the man’s current condition or the identities of the officers involved.

In the Philippines, six children were removed from harm after the Australian Federal Police shared intelligence with the Philippine National Police. The operation followed the arrest of a 53-year-old man from Albany, Western Australia, at Perth Airport on 26 March. Australian Border Force officers allegedly found child abuse material on his phone and communications with a suspected facilitator. The man faces charges including procuring a child for sexual activity outside Australia. In Nigeria, the Anambra State Police Command secured the remand of a couple, Chukwudi and Chisom Chukwuyere, over the abuse of a 10-year-old boy in Isiowulu. Separately, a 37-year-old woman was taken into protective custody after she was caught secretly recording newborn babies at a hospital in Obosi, disguised as a nurse; police are investigating a possible child trafficking network.

Investigations remain active in all four cases. Kenyan police have not commented on the arrest, while Mexican authorities are pursuing administrative and criminal inquiries. Australian and Philippine agencies continue to examine the scope of the alleged exploitation, and Nigerian police said further developments would be communicated.