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11. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990)
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Distribution of OHCHR Grants by Country/Phase (1998-2005)
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Jordan
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
(Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990)
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The Basic Principles set forth below, which have been formulated to assist Member States in their task of ensuring and promoting the proper role of law enforcement officials, should be taken into account and respected by Governments within the framework of their national legislation and practice, and be brought to the attention of law enforcement officials as well as other persons, such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers, members of the executive branch and the legislature, and the public.
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