THE TOOLS AND ITS COMPONENTS
This year, at the 55th session of the UNHRC, The UN Special Rapporteur Clément Voule presented Practical Tools aimed at supporting law enforcement officials promote and protect human rights in protests. In their effort to address the repressive global environment we are currently facing against peaceful protesters, the UN Human Rights Council, through Resolution 50/21, mandated the UNSR to develop these tools in collaboration with UNODC and OHCHR.
The objective of the Tools, which were developed in extensive global consultations with law enforcement, civil society, and other experts and are based on international human rights laws, standards and good practices, is to enhance the capacity and practices of law enforcement agencies to fulfil their duty to promote and protect human rights in the context of peaceful protests..
With this objective in mind, the documents provide practical guidance to Law Enforcement on what types of actions they should take to ensure that from the preparation throughout the facilitation of the peaceful protests, including when using digital technologies, they act in a human-rights compliant way, while also ensuring accountability if any rights violations occur.
The Tools are made up of a Model Protocol and three complimentary Components, which can all be consulted on this page. We strongly encourage reading the Tools as a whole, and in line with one another.
Model Protocol
The Protocol provides law enforcement with practical recommendations of what must be implemented, for a human-rights compliant approach to peaceful policing of protests.
Component 1
The checklist provides practical things law enforcement should do, to ensure that the requirements of the protocol are fullfilled . COMING SOON.
Component 2
The digital technologies component provides practical guidance and foundational principles for human-rights compliant use of technologies by law enforcement to facilitate peaceful assemblies.
Component 3
The handbook helps law enforcement implement and operationalize the provisions of the model protocol. COMING SOON.
Testimonies
Law enforcement officials, civil society and other experts share their views on the importance of the Tools.
EXISTING STANDARDS & GUIDANCE
Consult the existing Standards & Guidance for the development of the Tools for Law Enforcement
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED
Consult the submissions received from Civil Society and States for the development of the Tools for Law Enforcement
| Date | Submitted by | Submission received |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Society Organisations | ||
| 4/3/2023 | ITUC | Submission LE Tools_ITUC |
| 4/19/2023 | Protection International MesoAmerica (Spanish version) | Submission LE Tools_Protection International MesoAmerica |
| 4/19/2023 | Protection International MesoAmerica (English version) | Submission LE Tools_Protection International MesoAmerica_ENG |
| 4/7/2023 | Joint submission: APCOF, The Auschwitz institute for the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, ICNL, IHRDA, RNDDH | Joint Submission_LE Tools_APCOF, Auschwitz Institude for prevention of genocide and mass attrocities, ICNL, IHRDA, RNDDH |
| N/A | Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_CDHCM |
| N/A | Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_CDHCM_ENG |
| N/A | Jóvenes Promotores y defensores de los Derechos Humanos – JOPRODEH (Spanish versión) | Submission LE Tools_JOPRODEH |
| N/A | Jóvenes Promotores y defensores de los Derechos Humanos – JOPRODEH (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_JOPRODEH_ENG |
| N/A | Fundamedios (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_Fundamedios |
| N/A | Fundamedios (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_Fundamedios_ENG |
| 9/30/2023 | İNSAN HAKLARI DERNEĞİ, Human Rights Association | Submission_LE Tools_Human Rights Association |
| 9/30/2023 | Association of Reintegration of Crimea | Submission_LE Tools_Association of Reintegration of Crimea |
| 9/29/2023 | Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales_CELS (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_CELS |
| 9/29/2023 | Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales_CELS (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_CELS_ENG |
| 9/27/2023 | OVD-Info | Submission_LE Tools_OVDInfo |
| N/A | Fòs Feminista | Submission_LE Tools_Fos Feminista |
| N/A | Partners Global | Submission_LE Tools_Partners Global |
| 9/22/2023 | ILGA ASia | Submission_LE Tools_ILGA Asia |
| N/A | INDH Argentina (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_INDH Argentina_ESP |
| N/A | INDH Argentina (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_INDH Argentina |
| N/A | KontraS | Submission_LE Tools_KontraS |
| N/A | Maat for Peace, development and human Right | Submission_LE Tools_Maat for Peace |
| N/A | United Against Torture_UATC | Submission_Le Tools_United against Torture |
| N/A | University Queer Research and UniKuir | Submission_LE Tools_University Queer research and Unikuir |
| 9/29/2023 | UNICEF | Submission_LE Tools_UNICEF |
| 4/5/2023 | Privacy International | Submission_LE Tools_Privacy International |
| States | ||
| 3/14/2023 | Dominican Republic (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Dominican Republic |
| 3/14/2023 | Dominican Republic (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Dominican Republic_ENG |
| N/A | Russian Federation (Russian version) | Submission_LE Tools_Russian Federation |
| N/A | Russian Federation (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Russian Federation_ENG |
| N/A | Mauritius | Submission_LE Tools_Mauritius |
| N/A | Spain (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Spain |
| N/A | Spain (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Spain_ENG |
| 4/6/2023 | Mexico (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Mexico |
| 4/6/2023 | Mexico (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Mexico_ENG |
| 9/8/2023 | Kuwait ( Arabic version) | Submission_LE Tools_Kuwait |
| 9/8/2023 | Kuwait (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Kuwait_ENG |
From Civil Society
| Date | Submitted by | Submission received |
|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2023 | ITUC | Submission LE Tools_ITUC |
| 4/19/2023 | Protection International MesoAmerica (Spanish version) | Submission LE Tools_Protection International MesoAmerica |
| 4/19/2023 | Protection International MesoAmerica (English version) | Submission LE Tools_Protection International MesoAmerica_ENG |
| 4/7/2023 | Joint submission: APCOF, The Auschwitz institute for the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, ICNL, IHRDA, RNDDH | Joint Submission_LE Tools_APCOF, Auschwitz Institude for prevention of genocide and mass attrocities, ICNL, IHRDA, RNDDH |
| N/A | Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_CDHCM |
| N/A | Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_CDHCM_ENG |
| N/A | Jóvenes Promotores y defensores de los Derechos Humanos – JOPRODEH (Spanish versión) | Submission LE Tools_JOPRODEH |
| N/A | Jóvenes Promotores y defensores de los Derechos Humanos – JOPRODEH (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_JOPRODEH_ENG |
| N/A | Fundamedios (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_Fundamedios |
| N/A | Fundamedios (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_Fundamedios_ENG |
| 9/30/2023 | İNSAN HAKLARI DERNEĞİ, Human Rights Association | Submission_LE Tools_Human Rights Association |
| 9/30/2023 | Association of Reintegration of Crimea | Submission_LE Tools_Association of Reintegration of Crimea |
| 9/29/2023 | Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales_CELS (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_CELS |
| 9/29/2023 | Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales_CELS (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_CELS_ENG |
| 9/27/2023 | OVD-Info | Submission_LE Tools_OVDInfo |
| N/A | Fòs Feminista | Submission_LE Tools_Fos Feminista |
| N/A | Partners Global | Submission_LE Tools_Partners Global |
| 9/22/2023 | ILGA ASia | Submission_LE Tools_ILGA Asia |
| N/A | INDH Argentina (Spanish versión) | Submission_LE Tools_INDH Argentina_ESP |
| N/A | INDH Argentina (English versión) | Submission_LE Tools_INDH Argentina |
| N/A | KontraS | Submission_LE Tools_KontraS |
| N/A | Maat for Peace, development and human Right | Submission_LE Tools_Maat for Peace |
| N/A | United Against Torture_UATC | Submission_Le Tools_United against Torture |
| N/A | University Queer Research and UniKuir | Submission_LE Tools_University Queer research and Unikuir |
| 9/29/2023 | UNICEF | Submission_LE Tools_UNICEF |
| 4/5/2023 | Privacy International | Submission_LE Tools_Privacy International |
From States
| Date | Submitted by | Submission received |
|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2023 | Dominican Republic (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Dominican Republic |
| 3/14/2023 | Dominican Republic (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Dominican Republic_ENG |
| N/A | Russian Federation (Russian version) | Submission_LE Tools_Russian Federation |
| N/A | Russian Federation (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Russian Federation_ENG |
| N/A | Mauritius | Submission_LE Tools_Mauritius |
| N/A | Spain (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Spain |
| N/A | Spain (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Spain_ENG |
| 4/6/2023 | Mexico (Spanish version) | Submission_LE Tools_Mexico |
| 4/6/2023 | Mexico (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Mexico_ENG |
| 9/8/2023 | Kuwait ( Arabic version) | Submission_LE Tools_Kuwait |
| 9/8/2023 | Kuwait (English version) | Submission_LE Tools_Kuwait_ENG |