From Mali to Guinea to Senegal, demonstrations are all too often brutally, and even lethally, put down. And yet Amnesty International emphasizes that violence by the forces of law and order is not an illustration of a state’s power but rather its weakness.
Page after page of our most recent annual human rights reports are filled with cases of young men and women killed or seriously injured during demonstrations due to the use of live ammunition or tear gas, or due to police vehicles being deliberately driven into them. Page after page reveal a global phenomenon, one that is particularly concerning in West African countries: the illegal use of force by law enforcement officials during demonstrations.
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- West Africa: You take your life in your hands by joining a protest 1
- DONATE TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS 1
- Repression of dissenting voices 1
- Police violence and state weakness 2
- Related Content 3
- Benin 3
- Guinea: Victims of unlawful use of force still waiting for healthcare and justice 3
- Three activists on why they refuse to be silent in older age 3
- Death Penalty 2023: Executions more than tripled in sub-Saharan Africa, as global executions soar to highest number in almost a decade 3
- Burkina Faso: Authorities must immediately release Guy Hervé Kam and Lt-Colonel Zoungrana 3
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