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CASE #1
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: nighttime

Place/Location: undefined

Identity of the victim(s): undefined

Identity of the perpetrator(s): undefined

A large crowd of protesters moved along praspiekt Mašerava towards the intersection with vulica Cimirazieva. They were followed by a line of police officers with numerous vehicles, including trucks, pickups and minibuses. Police fired stun grenades at the protesters.

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