NOTE
This guide is designed to be a readily accessible and
portable reference for police officers. It is organized
into major human rights topics of concern to the police,
such as investigations, arrest, detention and the use of
force. Under each topic, there is a section summarizing
the relevant international human rights standards, followed by a “practice” section containing recommendations for applying those standards.
The sources for the human rights standards and practice
are listed at the end of the guide. They include the principal 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.
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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 boundaries.
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