Dr Lin Mui Kiang,United Nations Coordination Specialist, Malaysia (FMT)
The United Nations in Malaysia would similar to to refer to the essay published inThe Staron May 7, 2012 titled'Police: Tear gas used during rally safe, UN-approved'.We very most bewail which the UN in Malaysia was not consulted prior to the publication of this essay as it contains critical inaccuracies.
The UN has consistently cursed the extreme make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force, together with through the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of rip gas. Please additionally note which the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as well as Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council have upon assorted occasions publicly expressed concerns about reliable reports indicating which civilians who died from rip gas suffered complications from gas inhalation, as well as which security forces have been banishment metal rip gas canisters from explosive device launchers into crowds.
The UN Special Rapporteur upon Freedom of Expression after his goal to the Israel as well as Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) in December 2011 noted which "while the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of rip gas to sunder the throng might be bona fide underneath sure circumstances, rip gas canisters should never be fired directly during demonstrators."
Moreover, distinct what is purported in the article, th! e UN doe s not set international standards upon different kinds of irritants, nor has the UN authorized 'CS Gas' as the 'riot control' agent.
As far as the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force is concerned, the applicable UN instrument is the Basic Principles upon the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of Force as well as Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, which was adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress upon the Prevention of Crime as well as the Treatment of Offenders in 1990, not the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) of 1993. we provide the general provisions below:
1. Governments as well as law coercion agencies shall adopt as well as implement manners as well as regulations upon the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms against persons by law coercion officials. In building such manners as well as regulations, Governments as well as law coercion agencies shall keep the reliable issues compared with the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms constantly underneath review.
2. Governments as well as law coercion agencies should rise the operation of equates to as extended as probable as well as equip law coercion officials with assorted sorts of weapons as well as ammunition which would concede for the differentiated make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms.
These should include the growth of non-lethal incapacitating weapons for make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of in suitable situations, with the perspective to increasingly restraining the application of equates to capable of causing genocide or damage to persons.
For the same purpose, it should additionally be probable for law coercion officials to be equipped with self-defensive equipment such as shields, h! elmets, bullet-proof vests as well as bullet-proof equates to of transportation, in sequence to decrease the need to make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of weapons of any kind.
3. The growth as well as deployment of non-lethal incapacitating weapons should be delicately evaluated in sequence to minimise the risk of endangering apathetic persons, as well as the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of such weapons should be delicately controlled.
4. Law coercion officials, in carrying out their duty, shall, as far as possible, apply non-violent equates to prior to resorting to the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms. They might make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms usually if alternative equates to remain ineffective or without any guarantee of achieving the dictated result.
5. Whenever the lawful make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms is unavoidable, law coercion officials shall:
(a) Exercise patience in such make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of as well as action in proportion to the seriousness of the corruption as well as the bona fide objective to be achieved;
(b) Minimise repairs as well as injury, as well as respect as well as preserve human life;
(c) Ensure which assistance as well as medical aid are rendered to any harmed or affected persons during the beginning probable moment;
(d) Ensure which relatives or close friends of the harmed or affected person are told during the beginning probable moment.
6. Where damage or genocide is caused by the make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms by law coercion officials, they shall inform the situation promptly to their superiors, in accord! ance wit h principle 22.
7. Governments shall safeguard which arbitrary or violent make make make make make make make make use of of of of of of of of of force as well as firearms by law coercion officials is punished as the rapist corruption underneath their law.
8. Exceptional circumstances such as inner domestic instability or any alternative open puncture might not be invoked to justify any depart from these simple principles.
We during the United Nations appeal to all reporters to correctly as well as fairly investigate as well as inform all matters as well as procedures associated to the UN. We believe which such professionalism should additionally magnify to all open officials.
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