The Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders must ramp up efforts to protect the security of persons with albinism, including by tackling widespread impunity, Amnesty International said today ahead of the 39th SADC Heads of State Summit in Tanzania.
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In response to police operations on Aug 11, where rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets were fired, Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong said: “Hong Kong police have once again used tear gas and rubber bullets in a way that have fallen short of international standards. Firing at retreating protesters in confined areas where they had little time to leave goes against the purported objective of dispersing a crowd.”