This is the police oversight body in Trinidad and Tobago that can investigate misconduct by police.
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Brazil, with a federal government system has federal ombudsman bodies. The first police ombudsman in Brazil was established in the state of Sao Paulo in 1995, with the purpose to enhance internal controls of the actions of the state police. Under federal law (Legislative Decree No. 150, 2009) the Ombudsman position must occupied by a […]
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Example of a general oversight body that can investigate police and other public bodies where suspected of misconduct or human rights abuse.
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Article 19 is an organisation that specialises in protecting freedom of expression and the right to protest. The linked resource provides an outline on the human rights law framework on protesting and when one’s right to protest can be restricted.
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In this case, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights ruled that the arrest and detention of ethnic tutsis solely on the basis of their ethnicity was a grave violation of the right to liberty and security.
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A case where the IACtHR found that an arrest that was undertaken without a written order issued by a judge was a violation of the right to liberty, among many other grave human rights violations in that case.
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“No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to a procedure established by law.” An example of the right to liberty protected under a national constitution.
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“(1) Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.” “(2) Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time […]
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This sets out the police powers of arrest and detention in Myanmar, as well as procedural safeguards in this area. In Myanmar, the police are not under an obligation to inform people of the reasons for arrest. This is also the case in Brunei, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Myanmar, you do […]
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This provides an overview of the principles of best practice that police should follow during and after making an arrest. This covers and elaborates on many of the procedural safeguards mentioned above.
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