Protection of human rights and freedoms by the police

Abstract

The police is the first line of defense of human rights and the policemen are the guardians of the law, including human rights regulations. Everyone wants a well-trained, responsible, transparent and professional police force, but this can be achieved primarily through those transformations and investments in organizational and functional capacities and capabilities related to respect for and protection of human rights. Having an efficient and professional system of activity where the protection of human rights is the basic principle, together with those institutional reforms that take place within the police, it can contribute to its transformation into a modern institution with professional employees. Today the police such as establish several mechanisms regarding the respect and protection of human rights: implementation of international provisions and standards, elaboration and application of codes of ethics and deontology, determination of responsibilities, development of a police culture relevant to existing social realities, professional training and implementation of standard operating procedures.