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"Force must not be used unless strictly unavoidable, and where employed must be limited in accordance with the requirements imposed by international human rights law, including international norms and standards on the use of force."

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UN (OHCHR), OAS, OSCE (ODIHR), ACHPR, OAS (IACHR), OSCE: Joint Declaration on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association , para. 1.e

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Joint Declaration on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

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Any security-related restrictions of freedoms and the use of force by public security providers must be based in law, necessary, and proportionate to the objective of maintaining public order.