Police Officials In Benin Republic Use Teargas Against Students

Date of Occurrence

February 17, 2017
State/Country

Cotonou, Benin Republic

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Description

Police officials in the Benin Republic used tear gas to disperse a group of students from the University of d’Abomey-Calavi who were organising a general assembly and a press conference intended to expose records about the University authorities, at Hotel de Refuge.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2017-02-17
State/Country

Cotonou
Perpetrator

The Police
Legal Foundation

Article 23 and 24 of the Nigerien Constitution
Source

http://www.mfwa.org/benin-police-disrupt-student-press-conference-tear-gas-them/