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The Human Rights Watch on Thursday called out the excessive use of force against the individuals protesting the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, and for the suspension of...
News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 11 May 2023 by HRW
Pakistan police fired on and used excessive force against protesters after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges on May 9, 2023
Analysis in Arabic on Iraq about Protection and Human Rights; published on 9 May 2023 by HRW
The 107-page report, “Deadly Decline: Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru,” documents excessive use of force by security forces, due process violations and abuses against detainees, and failures in criminal investigations, as well as the entrenched political and social crisis that is eroding the rule of law and human rights in Peru. While some protesters were responsible for acts of violence, security forces responded with grossly disproportionate force, including with assault weapons and handguns. Forty-nine protesters and bystanders, including 8 children, were killed.