This 2011 report by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, discusses the legal norms applicable to the use of lethal force during demonstrations.
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2011 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
In this 2011 report, UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet.
UN Human Rights Council passes resolution on Freedom of Assembly and Association
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and CIVICUS are pleased to announce that on September 30, 2010, the United Nations […]
Laws and Policies Affecting Volunteerism Since 2001
A global research study commissioned by UN Volunteers and carried out by ICNL and ECNL which considers trends and lessons in the development of supportive volunteerism policies and legislation.
Report of the United Nations Secretary General A/60/128
This is a report of the UN Secretary-General on the follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers.
UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba (1990).