not carrying weapons of any type and have provided prior notification as regulated by Law No. 14 of 2017, which amended the Law on the Right to Public Meetings, Processes and Peaceful Demonstrations promulgated by Law No. 107 of 2013, in accordance with the ruling of the Supreme Constitutional Court, where the amendment stipulated the issuance of a judicial order for the revocation, postponement or transfer of the place of public meeting, procession or demonstration or change of course in the event of the availability of serious information or indications of the existence of threats to security and peace before the time set for the start of the event. This legislation withdrew the option of licensing as a condition for the exercise of these rights and introduced a requirement for the exercise of notification only, which equated the citizens and the administration before the judiciary. Therefore, the administration no longer has the right to prevent a meeting or demonstration by a unilateral decision. 8. In line with the recent standards of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights regarding police strategy for dealing with rallies and demonstrations, the Ministry of the Interior is already taking a number of steps to ensure that law enforcement agencies comply with the criteria set for the use of force, which include a gradual enforcement of the law by extending the warning period for violators through the use of water canons in protests to allow for dispersal of the majority of protesters, and to ensure that tensions are not escalated until after exhausting the means of negotiation. This should also be achieved through the introduction of a system of regulations for orders to emanate from the highest security leadership. Different methods of treatment should be implemented in dealing with children, women and the elderly, Forces should also be trained in the protection of installations, and in means of controlling riots through the use of pepper spray. Efforts should equally include the circulation of periodic books and sustainable instructions related to legal procedures for the protection of human rights, while performing security functions; and organizing seminars for officers including strengthening their legal understanding in relation to their duties and use of force within the framework of international human rights standards. The Police Academy also trains its students to observe human rights by simulating a number of practical situations (arrest, detention, deportation, and prisoner treatment) The training module of college students and trainee officers contains mechanisms for securing peaceful demonstrations, and dealing with riots and sit-ins, as well as disruption or vandalism of public facilities, taking into account the principles of human rights and the expansion of training in the use of modern technology in the investigation and the collection of evidence. 37

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