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🇹🇩 #Chad: We are deeply disturbed by the apparently disproportionate use of force – incl. use of live ammunition – in the context of protests. Chad is bound by int'l human rights law to protect & respect #HumanRights, incl. freedom of peaceful assembly 👉 https://t.co/CFzSp5THfh pic.twitter.com/NPrp6XptLs
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) April 30, 2021
She told journalists that a blanket ban on demonstrations may “undermine the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly”.
Reminding that the Transitional Military Council itself declared on 20 April that it would abide by Chad’s international treaty obligations, she urged the authorities to do so.
Follow the rules
Defence and security forces must receive clear instructions to refrain from the use of force against peaceful protesters, said the UN official, adding that the handling of violent incidents must be aligned with the rule of law and relevant international human rights laws and standards.
Firearms should only be used against individuals representing “an imminent threat to life or of serious injury, and only as a matter of last resort”, Ms. Hurtado said, adding that all those detained for exercising their rights to peaceful assembly must also be “promptly released”.
“We also call on all relevant State institutions to conduct impartial, prompt, effective and transparent investigations into any human rights violations that may have occurred – including the apparent use of unnecessary or disproportionate force to disperse protests”, she said.
Chart peaceful way forward
At this is a “delicate period for the country”, the OHCHR official stressed the crucial importance of putting human rights at the centre of all efforts.
Ensure an “inclusive, participatory process in charting the way forward towards a return to civilian rule and constitutional order, she said.
source ; un news
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