refugees at UNHCR. The State alleges that the Regional Director of the UNHCR made a statement in which he indicated that the protestors included persons who do not meet the refugee criteria as well as illegal migrants, that he was concerned about the security of his staff members and that the protests were impacting on the ability of the UNHCR to assist other refugees and asylum seekers. 122. According to the Respondent State, on the night in question, security forces arrived at the location at around 00:30, and the negotiation team started negotiations using microphones with the protestors at 00:45 on 30 December trying to convince the protestors to take the buses to places where they would be categorized and their legal status checked. The Respondent State alleges that at 01:15 the protestors started chanting hostile slogans and protestors started instigating others among them not to comply with the instructions to disperse. The confirm that at 02:30, 03:20 and 03:35 water cannons were used to disperse people, although it was not aimed directly at people. The shooting of the water cannon was allegedly interspersed with warnings to leave the park. The State avers that at 03:35 another round of negotiations took place in the presence of two representatives from the Sudanese Peoples’ Liberation Front. According to the State, at 04:45 some of the protestors threw empty bottles, pans, big wooden sticks, gas cook bottles and fire balls towards the troops, resulting in the troops having to end the protest. The State admits that there was a lot of chaos in the park due to the large number of protestors and their belongings which were crowded into the park. They further assert that some of the protestors were drunk or under the influence of drugs. 123. The Respondent State alleges that the protestors showed violent resistance against the troops during the process of dispersal and that the dispersal occurred under a security cordon around the location, which provided security support to the troops and assisted “in the prevention of protestors infiltrating into an area which could cause a disturbance to public security or block the traffic, given the importance of the area in which they were located.” 124. According to the Respondent State the process of ending the assembly had led to the death of twenty-seven (27) Sudanese, including eleven (11) children, in addition to seventy three (73) who were injured and who received immediate medical care, three of whom were admitted to hospital. The Respondent State 31