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They should explain how people can report abuses, and ensure that any forces deployed to demonstrations, including the National Guard, have appropriate training and equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWallace\u2019s killing prompted large demonstrations against police brutality on Monday and Tuesday nights. In the midst of these peaceful protests, some people turned to violence to\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/thirty-officers-injured-during-riots-over-deadly-philadelphia-police-shooting-reports-say\/\u0022\u003Eattack police officers\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0and\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia-police-shooting-second-night-clashes-looting\/\u0022\u003Eproperty\u00a0\u003C\/a\u003E. According to\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/28\/us\/philadelphia-walter-wallace-jr-shooting\/index.html\u0022\u003ECNN\u003C\/a\u003E, 172 people were arrested.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, Governor Tom Wolf\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pa.ng.mil\/Site-Management\/News-Article-View\/Article\/2396271\/pa-national-guard-mobilizes-for-state-active-duty\/\u0022\u003Eactivate\u003C\/a\u003Ed the Pennsylvania National Guard to assist law enforcement agencies to protect \u201clife, property and the right to peacefully assemble and protest.\u201d Yesterday, Wolf\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2020\/10\/28\/gov-wolf-signs-proclamation-of-disaster-emergency-following-days-of-unrest-in-philadelphia\/\u0022\u003Eproclaimed\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0a Disaster Emergency, allowing the state to allocate resources, and the mayor of Philadelphia\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/28\/us\/philadelphia-shooting-protests\/index.html\u0022\u003Eimposed\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0a 9 p.m. curfew.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELast week, Human Rights Watch and four other groups sent a\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/media_2020\/10\/Letter%20to%20governors_FINAL_Oct20.pdf\u0022\u003Eletter\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0to all US governors\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/10\/21\/us-protect-peaceful-assemblies-limit-use-force\u0022\u003Ecautioning\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0against the deployment to protests of forces that haven\u2019t received adequate training in crowd control. Wolf\u2019s office confirmed receiving the letter, which also urged states to issue clear public guidance to National Guard forces to ensure they protect and respect human rights, including the right of peaceful assembly, and safeguard human life, consistent with US and international norms.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EWe also sent a separate letter to US governors. In that letter, we and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/CivCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@CivCenter\u003C\/a\u003E also cautioned against the deployment to protests of forces without adequate training in crowd control, including from the National Guard during \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2020?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Election2020\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Human Rights Watch (@hrw) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw\/status\/1318861963640844290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EOctober 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async=\u0022\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing deployment of the Pennsylvania National Guard to Philadelphia in response to country-wide protests against police brutality in June, Brig. Gen. David Wood, in charge of the National Guard\u2019s domestic response missions,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/post\/what-was-national-guard-doing-philadelphia-anyway#stream\/0\u0022\u003Esaid\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0he was not allowed to discuss rules for their use of force.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESecrecy about \u201crules of engagement\u201d may be necessary in a wartime context, but it is counterproductive and dangerous for law enforcement to treat use-of-force rules that way. It raises questions as to whether the rules and guidance are consistent with international human rights standards. These include the use of lethal force only as a last resort when there is an imminent threat to human life. Keeping the public in the dark also risks spreading fear and confusion, and makes it harder to hold abusive actors accountable.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWith tensions high across the United States, officials in Pennsylvania have an opportunity to demonstrate that law enforcement can protect people\u2019s right of peaceful assembly, even in the midst of unrest. Respecting and protecting human life and rights should be the priority.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]