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Child40 has also recommended that the use of electric shock weapons on children
be prohibited.
What monitors should observe and record
• In what circumstances was the projectile electric shock weapon used?
• What kind of projectile electric shock weapon was used?
• What did the device(s) look like? Monitors should try to record the shape and size,
and take images or video, focusing on any logos, names or other markings that
might identify the manufacturer or model.
• How many times was the weapon used? For how long? Were those targeted
shocked more than once? Was any other force used against those targeted after
they were incapacitated?
• Was the electric shock weapon used to fire projectiles (darts or barbs) or was it
used in direct contact (drive stun) mode?
• Was the electric shock weapon used to target an individual engaged in violent
behaviour, or was it used indiscriminately against the gathering?
• What part of the body did the projectile(s) hit?
• Was the person targeted armed? Did they pose an imminent threat of death or
serious injury?
• Was a warning issued before the use of the electric shock weapon? How much in
advance of the use was the warning issued?
• Was medical help provided (by the police, medical service) to those affected by
the electric shock weapon?
Illustrative examples of health and human rights implications
It has been alleged that police subjected 15 protesters to torture or other ill-treatment
in their arrest and detention during a protest in an OSCE participating State in 2012.
The protest consisted of about 150 people riding their motorbikes and handing out
leaflets. When a fight broke out at the front of a parade with two or three other men,
a large group of police officers emerged from the surrounding streets and attacked
the protesters.
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, “Concluding Observations on the Fifth Periodic Report of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, UN doc. CRC/C/GBR/CO/5, 12 July 2016, para.
40, <“http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhskHOj6VpDS%2F%2FJqg2Jxb9gncnUyUgbnuttBweOlylfyYPkBbwffitW2JurgBRuMMxZqnGgerUdpjxij3u
Z0bjQBOLNTNvQ9fUIEOvA5LtW0GL>.
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