Ten (10) International Human Rights standards for Law Enforcement

Basic standard (1)

Everyone is entitled to equal protection of the law, without discrimination on any grounds, and
especially against violence or threat. Be especially vigiant to protect potentially vulnerable groups such
as children, the eldery, women refugees, displaced persons and members of minority groups.

For the implementation of Basic Standard 1 it is of great importance that police officers at all times full
the duty imposed on them by law, by serving the community and protecting all persons against illegal
acts, consistent with the high degree of responsibility required by their profession. They must promote
and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of at people.

Basic Standard 2

Treat all victims of crime with compassion and respect, and in particular protect the safety and privacy.
Victims are people who have suffered harm Including mental and physical injury, emotional suffering,
economic los cr substantial impairment of their fundamental rights through acts or omissions that are in
yiolation of criminal law.

Basic Standard 3:

Do not une force except when strictly necessary and to the minimum extent required under the
circumstances. The implementation of Basic Standard 3 involves, among other things that Police officer
in carrying out ther duty should apply non-violent means as far as possible before resorting to the use of
force. They may use force only if other means remain ineffective.
Basic Standard 4:

Avoid using force when bolding unlawful but non-viilent assembles, When dispersing violent assemblies,
use force only to the minimum extent necessary.

Everyone is allowed to participate in peaceful assemblies, whether political or non-political, subject only
to very limited restrictions imposed in conformity with the law in which are necessary in a democratic
society to protect such interest as public order and public health.

Basic Standard 5:

Lethal force should not be used except when strictly unavoidable in order to protect your life or the lives
of the other. Maybe use only in the following situation:

Self-defense. Defense of a stranger or a famly and in the performance of a lawful duty.

(PNP Police Operational Procedures 2013)

Basic Standard 6:

Arrest no person unless there are legal grounds to do so, and the arrest is carried out in accordance with
lawful arrest procedures.

To make sure that an arrest is lawful and not arbitary, nor delay, it is important that the reasons for the
armrest and the powers and identity of arresting officers are known.

Basic Standard 7:
Ensure all detainees have access promptly after arrest to their family and legal representative and to any
necessary medical assistance. Compliance with RA 9745 or the anti torture act and rights for a person
under custodial investigation should be properly observed RA7438.

Basic Standard 8:

All detainees must be treated humanely. Do not Inflict, Instigate or tolerate any act of torture or ill-
treatment, in any circumstances, and refuse to obey any order to do so. confes, to thouvermere for

Basic Standard 9:

Do not carry out, order or cover up extrajudicial killings or "enforce disappearances." and refuse to obey
any order to do so,

No one should be arbitrarily or indiscriminately deprived of life. An ரம் extrajudicial killing is an unlawful
and deliberate killing carried out by, or on the order of, someone at some level of govemment whether
national, state or local or with their acquiescence. should be arbitrarily or indiconnately deprived of life.

Basic Standard 10:

Report all breaches of this Basic Standard to your senior officer and to the not office of the public
prosecutor. Do everything within your power to ensure to ensure steps are taken to investigate these
breaches.

All violation of the human rights by the police or other law enforcement personal, including any
breaches of this Basic Standards, should be investigated fully, promptly and independently.
POLICE STATION CHECKLIST ON HUMAN RIGHTS- BASED POLICING

(As maintained by the Human Rights Desk)

1. Number and profile of personnel with:

a. Basic and advanced training in human rights

b. Human rights modules in mandatory and special courses

c. Additional human rights seminar, workshops, and training conducted by CHR

d. Additional human rights seminar, workshop, and training conducted by NGOs and foreign
organizations.

2. Number of custodial detention facilities/ lock up cells inspected.

a. Are there seperate facilities for men, women and children?

b. Is there a regulary updated Database on Detainees including their complete name.

d. Of inquest, release or transfer to jail, contact details of lawyer or family, etc.?

e. Are teh custodial detention facilities/ lock up cells clean, safe, and secure?

f. Are the detainees confined in facilities that pose no threat to their health and safety?

g. Excessive use of force (EF)

3. Number and profile of complaints of alleged human rights violations such as:

a. Illegal Arrest (IA)

b. Illegal Detention (ID)

c. Extra-legal Killings (ELK) or summary

executions

d. Enforced Disappearance (ED)

e. Other human rights violations

4. Number and status of alleged cases of human rights violations investigated or handled by the police
station.

5. Display of posters and information materials on Rights of Persons Arrested, Detained or under
investigation (RA 7438) at the police station and other PNP offices.

6. Display the posters inside the investigation room, near custodial detention facilities, and other
prominent locations inside the police station.

7. Preperation of Human Rights Desk Workflow and directory of other PNP units and government
agencies involved in human rights protection.

8. Human Rights Promotion/Protection Action Plan ( police station-level).