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    Police Uses Teargas And Truncheons To Disperse Protesters On A Peaceful March

    • Date of Occurrence
      October 14, 2016
    • State/Country
      Dakar, Senegal
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    The police in Senegal have made excessive use of tear gas and truncheon to disperse protesters who were demanding greater transparency in the management of the country’s natural resources.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2016-10-14

    • State/Country

      Dakar, Senegal

    • Perpetrator

      The police

    • Legal Foundation

      Article 7 and 58 of the Senegalese Constitution

    • Source

      http://www.mfwa.org/country-highlights/senegal-security-forces-brutalise-demonstrators/

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    • Senegal
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Freedom of Association & Assembly
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