Second Police and Human Rights Training in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

From 16 to 19 October 2018, PHRP delivered for the second time an international police and human rights training in Amsterdam. 14 colleagues from Amnesty offices across the globe joined the training. Participants included staff members from the Amnesty sections in Kenya, Switzerland, Catalonia and Indonesia, the Regional Office in Dakar, the Southeast Asia and the Pacific Regional Office and the International Secretariat in London.

The training covered a wide range of policing related topics, including for example the use of force and freedom of peaceful assembly. It also looked at developing strategies on how to approach police related problems and how to communicate correctly and effectively about, as well as to, police. The diversity of participants and range of policing related problems they are working on in their respective countries resulted in a particularly rich exchange of experiences and a large variety of case studies to discuss.