{"id":12406,"date":"2022-03-16T19:27:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/igp-urged-to-adopt-2020au-guidelines-on-policing-public-assemblies"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T20:51:27","slug":"igp-urged-to-adopt-2020au-guidelines-on-policing-public-assemblies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/igp-urged-to-adopt-2020au-guidelines-on-policing-public-assemblies","title":{"rendered":"IGP urged to adopt 2020AU Guidelines on policing public assemblies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The NHRC Chair Emmanuel D. Joof, took the opportunity to pass this message while on a dialogue forum with key stakeholders in the electoral process, which was held at Kairaba Beach Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NHRC is very concerned about the use of excess force against demonstrators by members of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU), and it has raised this with the office of the IGP and those officers found to have been engaged in the assault and torture of unarmed and defenceless protesters should be prosecuted,&#8221; the NHRC Chair said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NHRC equally condemns the use of violence by supporters of the United Democratic Party (UDP) to settle political grievances. There should be no justification for using violence to settle political grievances in our current democratic dispensation,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the lead institution responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights and task with restoring a culture of respect for human rights in the country, we call on: 1. The IGP to adopt the 2020 AU Guidelines on Policing Public Assemblies in The Gambia \u2013 the Gambia Police has placed upon itself the obligation to put in place mechanisms and standards for the peaceful management of Assemblies and demonstrations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We urge the politicians and party supporters to abide by the code of the conduct of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Peace Pledge\/ Janjanbureh Peace Accord, as we go through the legislative elections. 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