Title: 
Headings:  Human Rights Standards and Practice for the Police
Human
 
Rights
Standards
 
and
 
Practice
for
 
the
 
Police

Expanded
 
Pocket
 
Book
on
 
Human
 
Rights
 
for
 
the
 
Police

UNITED
 
NATIONS

Application
 
of
 
General
 
Human
 
Rights
Principles

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Ethical
 
and
 
Legal
 
Conduct

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Policing
 
in
 
Democracies

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Non-Discrimination
 
in
 
Law
Enforcement

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Police
 
Investigations

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Arrest

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Detention

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Use
 
of
 
Force
 
and
 
Firearms

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Use
 
of
 
force

Accountability
 
for
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
force
 
and
 
firearms

Permissible
 
circumstances
 
for
the
 
use
 
of
 
firearms

Procedures
 
for
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
firearms

After
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
firearms

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Civil
 
Disorder,
 
States
 
of
 
Emergency
and
 
Armed
 
Conflict

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Protection
 
of
 
Juveniles

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

The
 
Human
 
Rights
 
of
 
Women

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Refugees
 
and
 
Non-Nationals

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Refugees

Non-nationals

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

The
 
Human
 
Rights
 
of
 
Victims

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Police
 
Command
 
and
 
Management

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Community
 
Policing

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Police
 
Violations
 
of
 
Human
 
Rights

Human
 
Rights
 
Standards

Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Sources
 
for
 
Human
 
Rights
 
Standards
and
 
Practice

Sources


Content: Under
 
each
 
topic,
 
there
 
is
 
a
 
section
 
summarizing
the
 
relevant
 
international
 
human
 
rights
 
standards,
 
fol-
lowed
 
by
 
a
 
“practice”
 
section
 
containing
 
recommenda-
tions
 
for
 
applying
 
those
 
standards. The
 
sources
 
for
 
the
 
human
 
rights
 
standards
 
and
 
practice
are
 
listed
 
at
 
the
 
end
 
of
 
the
 
guide. They
 
include
 
the
 
prin-
cipal
 
United
 
Nations
 
human
 
rights
 
treaties
 
and
 
the
many
 
specialized
 
declarations
 
and
 
bodies
 
of
 
principles
on
 
law
 
enforcement
 
which
 
have
 
been
 
adopted
 
by
 
the
United
 
Nations. *


The
 
designations
 
employed
 
and
 
the
 
presentation
 
of
 
the
material
 
in
 
this
 
publication
 
do
 
not
 
imply
 
the
 
expression
of
 
any
 
opinion
 
whatsoever
 
on
 
the
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
Secretariat
of
 
the
 
United
 
Nations
 
concerning
 
the
 
legal
 
status
 
of
 
any
country,
 
territory,
 
city
 
or
 
area,
 
or
 
of
 
its
 
authorities,
 
or
concerning
 
the
 
delimitation
 
of
 
its
 
frontiers
 
or
 
bound-
aries. *
Material
 
contained
 
in
 
this
 
publication
 
may
 
be
 
freely
quoted
 
or
 
reprinted,
 
provided
 
credit
 
is
 
given
 
and
 
a
 
copy
of
 
the
 
publication
 
containing
 
the
 
reprinted
 
material
 
is
sent
 
to
 
the
 
Office
 
of
 
the
 
United
 
Nations
 
High
Commissioner
 
for
 
Human
 
Rights,
 
Palais
 
des
 
Nations,
 
8-14
 
avenue
 
de
 
la
 
Paix,
 
CH-1211
 
Geneva
 
10,
Switzerland. Application
 
of
 
General
 
Human
 
Rights
Principles
Human
 
Rights
 
Standards
International
 
human
 
rights
 
law
 
is
 
binding
 
on
 
all
 
States
and
 
their
 
agents,
 
including
 
law
 
enforcement
 
officials
Human
 
Rights
 
is
 
a
 
legitimate
 
subject
 
for
 
international
law
 
and
 
international
 
scrutiny
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
are
 
obliged
 
to
 
know,
 
and
 
to
apply,
 
international
 
standards
 
for
 
human
 
rights
Human
 
Rights
 
Practice

Adopt
 
a
 
comprehensive
 
human
 
rights
 
policy
 
for
 
your
organization


Incorporate
 
human
 
rights
 
standards
 
into
 
standing
orders
 
for
 
the
 
police


Provide
 
human
 
rights
 
training
 
to
 
all
 
police,
 
at
 
recruit-
ment
 
and
 
periodically


Cooperate
 
with
 
national
 
and
 
international
 
human
rights
 
organizations
 

Ethical
 
and
 
Legal
 
Conduct
Human
 
Rights
 
Standards
Human
 
rights
 
derive
 
from
 
the
 
inherent
 
dignity
 
of
 
the
human
 
person
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
shall
 
at
 
all
 
times
 
respect
 
and
obey
 
the
 
law
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
shall
 
at
 
all
 
times
 
fulfil
 
the
duty
 
imposed
 
on
 
them
 
by
 
law,
 
by
 
serving
 
the
 
communi-
ty
 
and
 
by
 
protecting
 
all
 
persons
 
against
 
illegal
 
acts,
 
con-
sistent
 
with
 
the
 
high
 
degree
 
of
 
responsibility
 
required
by
 
their
 
profession
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
shall
 
not
 
commit
 
any
 
act
 
of
corruption. They
 
shall
 
rigorously
 
oppose
 
and
 
combat
 
all
such
 
acts
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
shall
 
respect
 
and
 
protect
human
 
dignity
 
and
 
maintain
 
and
 
uphold
 
the
 
human
rights
 
of
 
all
 
persons
Law
 
enforcement
 
officials
 
shall
 
report
 
violations
 
of
those
 
laws,
 
codes
 
and
 
sets
 
of
 
principles
 
which
 
protect
and
 
promote
 
human
 
rights
All
 
police
 
action
 
shall
 
respect
 
the
 
principles
 
of
 
legality,
necessity,
 
non-discrimination,
 
proportionality
 
and
humanity
Human
 
Rights
 
Practice
All
 
police
 
officials

Enrol
 
in
 
in-service
 
training
 
programmes
 
to
 
under-
stand
 
better
 
your
 
legal
 
powers
 
and
 
their
 
limitations
 


Remember
 
that
 
“obedience
 
to
 
superior
 
orders”
 
may
not
 
be
 
invoked
 
to
 
justify
 
serious
 
human
 
rights
 
viola-
tions
 
such
 
as
 
unlawful
 
killings
 
and
 
torture


Familiarize
 
yourself
 
with
 
both
 
internal
 
and
 
external
complaints
 
and
 
reporting
 
procedures


Report
 
breaches
 
of
 
the
 
law
 
and
 
human
 
rights
 
viola-
tions

Command
 
and
 
supervisory
 
officials

Provide
 
in-service
 
training
 
to
 
ensure
 
that
 
all
 
police
officials
 
understand
 
fully
 
their
 
legal
 
powers
 
and
 
the
legal
 
rights
 
of
 
citizens


By
 
example
 
and
 
good
 
command
 
and
 
management
practice,
 
ensure
 
that
 
all
 
police
 
officials
 
maintain
respect
 
for
 
the
 
dignity
 
of
 
all
 
persons


Ensure
 
that
 
all
 
police
 
policy
 
and
 
strategy,
 
and
 
orders
to
 
subordinates,
 
take
 
into
 
account
 
the
 
requirement
 
to
protect
 
and
 
promote
 
human
 
rights


Ensure
 
that
 
all
 
reports
 
and
 
complaints
 
of
 
human
rights
 
violations
 
are
 
fully
 
and
 
properly
 
investigated


Develop
 
and
 
enforce
 
standing
 
orders
 
incorporating
international
 
human
 
rights
 
standards

Develop
 
an
 
ethical
 
code
 
of
 
conduct
 
for
 
your
 
police
service,
 
incorporating
 
the
 
international
 
standards
addressed
 
under
 
this
 
topic


Policing
 
in
 
Democracies
Human
 
Rights
 
Standards
The
 
police
 
shall
 
provide
 
for
 
the
 
protection
 
of
 
public
safety
 
and
 
the
 
rights
 
of
 
all
 
persons
The
 
police
 
shall
 
be
 
an
 
independent
 
organ
 
of
 
the
Executive
 
and
 
shall
 
be
 
subject
 
to
 
the
 
direction
 
of
 
the
courts
 
and
 
bound
 
by
 
their
 
orders
Every
 
law
 
enforcement
 
agency
 
shall
 
be
 
representative
of
 
and
 
responsive
 
and
 
accountable
 
to
 
the
 
community
 
as
a
 
whole
All
 
police
 
officials
 
are
 
part
 
of,
 
and
 
have
 
a
 
duty
 
to
 
serve,
the
 
community
Members
 
of
 
the
 
police
 
shall
 
exercise
 
their
 
functions,
powers
 
and
 
duties
 
as
 
impartial
 
servants
 
of
 
the
 
general
public
 
and
 
the
 
Government
 
of
 
the
 
day
No
 
member
 
of
 
the
 
police
 
may
 
participate
 
directly
 
in
political
 
activities
No
 
member
 
of
 
the
 
police
 
may
 
be
 
ordered
 
or
 
forced
 
to
exercise
 
his
 
or
 
her
 
functions
 
or
 
powers
 
or
 
deploy
 
police
resources
 
to
 
promote
 
or
 
undermine
 
any
 
political
 
party
or
 
interest
 
group,
 
or
 
any
 
member
 
of
 
such
 
a
 
party
 
or
group
The
 
police
 
have
 
the
 
duty
 
to
 
uphold
 
the
 
rights
 
of
 
and
afford
 
protection
 
to
 
all
 
political
 
parties,
 
persons
 
and
organizations
 
equally
 
without
 
fear
 
or
 
favour
In
 
the
 
exercise
 
of
 
his
 
or
 
her
 
rights
 
and
 
freedoms,
 
every-
one
 
shall
 
be
 
subject
 
only
 
to
 
such
 
limitations
 
as
 
are
determined
 
by
 
law
Limitations
 
on
 
the
 
exercise
 
of
 
rights
 
and
 
freedoms
 
shall
be
 
only
 
those
 
necessary
 
to
 
secure
 
recognition
 
and
respect
 
for
 
the
 
rights
 
of
 
others,
 
and
 
for
 
meeting
 
the
 
just
requirements
 
of
 
morality,
 
public
 
order
 
and
 
the
 
general
welfare
 
in
 
a
 
democratic
 
society
Everyone
 
has
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
take
 
part
 
in
 
the
 
government
 
of
his
 
or
 
her
 
country,
 
directly
 
or
 
through
 
freely
 
chosen
 
rep-
resentatives
The
 
will
 
of
 
the
 
people
 
shall
 
be
 
expressed
 
in
 
periodic
and
 
genuine
 
elections
 
which
 
shall
 
be
 
by
 
universal
 
and
equal
 
suffrage
Everyone
 
has
 
the
 
rights
 
to
 
freedom
 
of
 
opinion,
 
expres-
sion,
 
assembly
 
and
 
association
Human
 
Rights
 
Practice
All
 
police
 
officials

Maintain
 
political
 
independence
 
and
 
impartiality
 
at
all
 
times


Carry
 
out
 
all
 
duties
 
impartially
 
and
 
without
 
discrim-
ination
 
on
 
such
 
grounds
 
as
 
race,
 
colour,
 
sex,
 
lan-
guage,
 
religion
 
or
 
politics

Protect
 
and
 
respect
 
the
 
human
 
rights
 
of
 
all
 
persons,
including
 
rights
 
essential
 
to
 
political
 
processes


Maintain
 
and
 
preserve
 
social
 
order
 
so
 
that
 
democrat-
ic
 
political
 
processes
 
can
 
be
 
conducted
 
constitution-
ally
 
and
 
legally

Command
 
and
 
supervisory
 
officials

Ensure
 
that
 
policies
 
and
 
strategies
 
of
 
the
 
police
agency
 
are
 
based
 
on
 
respect
 
for
 
democratic
 
govern-
ment


Devise
 
means
 
to
 
discover
 
the
 
specific
 
needs
 
of
 
the
local
 
community,
 
and
 
respond
 
to
 
those
 
needs


Ensure
 
that
 
the
 
composition
 
of
 
the
 
police
 
agency
 
is
representative
 
of
 
the
 
entire
 
community
 
through
 
fair
and
 
non-discriminatory
 
recruitment
 
and
 
manage-
ment
 
policies
 
and
 
practices


Ensure
 
that
 
recruitment
 
procedures
 
and
 
training
 
pro-
grammes
 
are
 
designed
 
to
 
recruit
 
and
 
retain
 
police
officials
 
willing
 
and
 
able
 
to
 
meet
 
the
 
demands
 
of
democratic
 
policing
 
under
 
democratic
 
government

Non-Discrimination
 
in
 
Law
Enforcement
Human
 
Rights
 
Standards
All
 
human
 
beings
 
are
 
born
 
free
 
and
 
equal
 
in
 
dignity
 
and
 
rights
Human
 
rights