Dispatches: Protesting Elections Is No Excuse for Lethal Force

Massive Unregulated Force Threatens Election Security
Free Expression, Association Crucial to Free, Fair Election
Unimpeded Media, Police Accountability Critical to Campaigns
Teargas, Brutality Threaten Free Assembly as Elections Loom
Foreign allies must speak out now to prevent future regional instability
Prosecute Past Political Violence; Stop Intimidation of Media
Parliament Should Amend Laws to Remove Obstacles to Prosecutions
No Lethal Force Necessary in at Least 13 Fatal Shootings
Security Forces Used to Intimidate Judiciary in Case of “PRA Suspects”
Government Must Not Interfere in Judiciary’s Review of Credible Allegations
Political Leaders Must Call for Calm; Electoral Commission Must Be Impartial