Defending Dissent: Towards State Practices that Protect and Promote the Rights to Protest

The second report, Lethal in Disguise: The Health Consequences of Crowd-Control Weapons, was released in 2016 in collaboration with Physicians for Human Rights and documents the misuse and abuse of crowd-control weapons, their detrimental health effects, and the impact of their use on the meaningful enjoyment of the rights to freedom of assembly and expression. [...] It is organised around and respect for the inherent dignity of the three themes: (1) Preventive measures person; privacy; freedom of expression; and institutional design; (2) Tactics and of assembly; the freedom to associate the use of force; and (3) Accountability with others; non-discrimination in the and oversight. [...] Training on the use of crowd-control equipment and weapons should include: the impact and harm caused by each weapon or piece of equipment; the likely perceptions of and reaction to the use of each weapon, including the possible escalation in tensions; and whether less harmful means are available to achieve the particular aim. [...] The proper protection and promotion of the right to assemble and to protest requires the protection of a broad range of rights, including the following rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: life (Art 6); liberty and security of person (Art 9); humane treatment and respect for the inherent dignity of the person (Art 10); the right to privacy RIGHTS TO PROTEST (Art 1. [...] THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW FRAMEWORK Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the realisation of the right to assemble and to protest requires the protection of a broad range of fundamental human rights, including the rights to: life; liberty and security of person; humane treatment and respect for the inherent dignity of the person; the right to privacy; the.