Challenging Repression: A Guide to Addressing the Misuse of Police Weapons in Protests

This document is designed to provide practical guidance for these stakeholders to assist them in identifying, documenting, and challenging such misuse in a protest context. It complements several existing resources, including the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) Policy Paper – Protesting without Fear (2025), the OSCE Guide on Law Enforcement Equipment Most Commonly Used in the Policing of Assemblies (2021), and Lethal in Disguise 2 (INCLO and Physicians for Human Rights, 2023), and brings a specialist focus on equipment used in protest contexts.