South Korea: Improve policing practices during protests

South Korean police used excessive force in some instances against demonstrators protesting earlier this year against the government’s decision to resume beef imports from the US, Amnesty International concluded in a report released today. The report - - including interviews with protesters, human rights monitors and journalists - - documents instances where the police misused crowd control equipment, such as water cannons, and arbitrarily arrested and detained individuals. The report also highlights a lack of adequate police training and police accountability.

By Amnesty International, USA.

Humanitarian Intervention Policy Resource.