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Around the world, Amnesty research has recorded peaceful protesters being violently beaten with batons in Belarus, Colombia, Myanmar - but also in Melbourne.

At a protest against a 2019 mining conference, Victorian police officers struck peaceful protesters on the neck, and the head with batons. 

The incident is one of hundreds Amnesty's Crisis Evidence Lab and Digital Verification Corps analysed in 2020. They found that police often use batons on protesters in a manner that constitutes torture or other ill-treatment.  

Strikes to the head with batons can cause life threatening injuries. Under human rights standards, batons should not be used ...

Around the world, Amnesty research has recorded peaceful protesters being violently beaten with batons in Belarus, Colombia, Myanmar - but also in Melbourne.

At a protest against a 2019 mining conference, Victorian police officers struck peaceful protesters on the neck, and the head with batons. 

The incident is one of hundreds Amnesty's Crisis Evidence Lab and Digital Verification Corps analysed in 2020. They found that police often use batons on protesters in a manner that constitutes torture or other ill-treatment.  

Strikes to the head with batons can cause life threatening injuries. Under human rights standards, batons should not be used in such a way, because of the risk of serious injuries.

Everyone should be able to enjoy their human rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. 

On 31 January, protesters will converge outside the 2022 IMARC conference. Protesters could face being struck and seriously injured, simply for standing up for climate justice.

People standing up for climate justice should be able to do so safely. Victorian police must respect people’s right to protest, and only resort to force when it is strictly necessary.

Between now and 31 January, there is an opportunity to ensure that people can protest polluters without being beaten by batons, and facing life-threatening injuries.

Send an email to the Victorian Police Minister today and call for police to respect people’s right to protest - and not resort to excessive force at public assemblies.

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