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Concerns regarding overcrowding of prisons and excessive duration of remand detention and of criminal trials .................... 24 - 37 9 D. (...) Concerns regarding overcrowding of prisons and excessive duration of remand detention and of criminal trials 1. (...) Concerns regarding the right to an expeditious trial 35. Excessive delays in the administration of justice in Italy are a well-known problem.

Paragraph 77(f): Ensure prompt and thorough ex officio investigations for all allegations of ill-treatment or excessive use of police force by an authority that is independent from the investigation and prosecution. (...) The forensic examinations conducted during the mission should be used as evidence in criminal trials against the perpetrators; Allegations of ill treatment or excessive use of force by the police are investigated. (...) The government asserts that it does not regard a period of 4 years as excessive delay in a case where a preliminary inquiry was held, a trial for murder was completed, a decision was made to hold a new trial and the necessary procedures for this trial has to be put in place.

Moreover, he finds that making mere possession of a publication which may incite violence or terror an offence punishable by imprisonment is excessive. 20. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that any legislation which restricts the right to freedom of expression must comply with the conditions set out in article 19, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: the law must be narrowly defined and justified as being necessary and the least restrictive means to serve a legitimate aim. (...) The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has also expressed concern that “excessive emphasis upon the State as a ‘Jewish State’ encourages discrimination and accords a second-class status to its non-Jewish citizens” (E/C.12/1/Add.27, para. 10; E/C.12/1/Add.90, para. 16). 44. (...) He would like to reiterate his willingness to provide technical assistance in the reform process to bring the law into conformity with international standards, and to establish a clear regulatory framework for the media which would facilitate the work of journalists in Palestine and prevent any undue or excessive interference with their work. B. Defamation as a criminal offence 53.

Over the years the Special Rapporteur had been made aware of a number of concerns with regard to allegations of excessive use of force on the part of Jamaican security and police forces, resulting in extrajudicial killings. (...) The case of Michael Gayle awoke Jamaican society to the excesses of the security forces in the inner cities. (...) However, the information she received during her visit does indicate that the police had indeed used excessive use of force. The Special Rapporteur also had the opportunity to meet the mother of Patrick Genius during her visit. 40.

The police, and later the national army, deployed to control the chaotic situation used excessive force, which resulted in the deaths of six persons. 45. (...) According to multiple accounts relayed to the Special Rapporteur, the security forces used excessive force, which included indiscriminate beatings, arrests, torture and other forms of ill-treatment. 53. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission issued a monitoring report16 in the aftermath of the stay-away, in which it concluded that at least eight persons had been killed and many others had sustained multiple injuries as a result of the use of indiscriminate and excessive use of force, including the firing of live ammunition.

Deaths resulting from excessive use of force ................................................. 8–20 4 B. (...) Deaths resulting from excessive use of force 8. The Special Rapporteur received a series of complaints regarding deaths resulting from the excessive use of force by security officers with little adherence to the principles of proportionality and necessity as defined under international human rights law standards. (...) AFSPA provides wide-ranging powers to the Indian armed forces in respect of using lethal force in various instances, and fails to provide safeguards in case of excessive use of such powers, which eventually leads to numerous accounts of violations committed in areas where AFSPA is applied.

The Special Rapporteur received accounts of the excessive use of force by the gendarmerie and the National Police Intervention Unit, primarily during the policing of demonstrations. (...) Excessive use of force and intimidation and arbitrary arrest 30. (...) Lawyers informed the Special Rapporteur that they had tried to denounce the excessive use of pretrial detention of accused persons who posed no real threat to public order or a risk of collusion. 48.

The Working Group is concerned about excessive use of force and killings by the police, especially in response to cases involving vulnerable people of African descent, who are mentally ill or otherwise in crisis. (...) The Working Group is extremely concerned about the practice and excessive use of segregation in correctional facilities, the absence of appropriate monitoring and the lack of data on inmates’ race, mental health status and gender. (...) The Ombudsman called on the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to crack the pervasive code of silence under which some guards in Ontario correctional institutions use excessive force against inmates and conspire to cover it up.

Deaths resulting from excessive use of force by security officers .................. 8–15 5 B. (...) During his visit to Turkey, the Special Rapporteur documented deaths resulting from excessive use of force by security officers; unlawful deaths from counter-terrorism operations; deaths in custody and in the context of the village guard system; and suspicious suicides of military conscripts and law enforcement officials. (...) Incorrect or excessive use of “less-lethal” weapons has resulted in serious and permanent disability of a number of civilians in Turkey.11 The Special Rapporteur recommended that security officers receive further training on the principles of necessity and proportionality, including on the appropriate use of methods other than lethal weapons (ibid. para. 98).

Deaths resulting from excessive use of force by security officers.................. 11–19 4 B. (...) Deaths resulting from excessive use of force by security officers 11. Deaths result from excessive use of force by security officers in the context of, inter alia, demonstrations and arrest. (...) In cases surrounding misuse of authority, such as excessive use of force by the police, lack of impartial investigations and contamination of evidence were mentioned as a particular concern.