IACHR reported “disproportionate use of force” after using a water cart against a man in a wheelchair

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) indicated through its Twitter account that “learned of the disproportionate use of the police force, through the use of a water-throwing car against a person in a wheelchair, within the framework of the public demonstrations, registered on October 11 in Santiago”.

This after the fact was captured by a video that went viral on social networks and in which a man in a wheelchair is seen, who is knocked down by a jet from a car that launches water.

“The IACHR reminds the State of Chile that the use of force in the context of demonstrations, in accordance with the rules of necessity and proportionality, also implies particular consideration of groups in vulnerable situations who exercise the right to protest,” the organization said.

The #CIDH reminds the state of #Chile that the use of force in the context of demonstrations, in accordance with the rules of necessity and proportionality, also implies particular consideration of groups in vulnerable situations who exercise the right to protest. two

– IACHR – IACHR (@CIDH) October 13, 2020