17 What monitors should observe and record • In what circumstances were the barriers used? • What types of barriers were used? What were the barriers made of? Were there any visible razor or other sharp edges on the barriers? • Were vehicles used as barriers? • Where were the barriers used? • Were the barriers deployed in advance of the gathering or as a response to events during the gathering? • What was the reason for barriers being deployed? Did law enforcement officers communicate the reasons, or was this apparent (e.g., to prevent a march from leaving the authorized route or to protect a sensitive site)? • Was any additional force used from behind the barriers (e.g., tear gas, pepper spray or water cannons? • Where relevant, were suitable exit and entrance points provided, and were they clearly signposted? • Was anyone injured as a result, for example, of falling into or tripping over a barrier or being crushed up against? • Were any barriers picked up and used as weapons? Illustrative examples of health and human rights implications In 2018, police in one participating State deployed razor wire on several occasions during protests. Police reportedly used stun grenades against protesters who tried to break through a razor wire cordon. The country’s Health Ministry reported that 46 people sought medical assistance, including six police officers. The Ministry did not provide a breakdown of the causes of each injury, but noted that the injured police officers had been hurt by both blunt and sharp objects, and that one officer had sustained a cut vein.