02/ POLICING ASSEMBLIES IN AFRICA: Guidelines for the Policing of Assemblies by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa CONTENTS FOREWORD PREAMBLE 04 06 PART 1 08 08 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1 General principles governing the right to assemble freely with others 2 Legislative and regulatory framework governing the right to assemble freely with others PART 2  ORGANISATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO THE POLICING OF ASSEMBLIES 3 General principles 4 Regulatory framework governing the policing of assemblies 5 Command structures 6 Information, communication and facilitation mechanisms 7 Training 8 Oversight, accountability and monitoring PART 3  PREPARATION AND PLANNING FOR THE POLICING OF ASSEMBLIES 9 Preparation for assemblies 10 Information gathering by law enforcement officials 11 Communication and facilitation with assembly organisers and other stakeholders 12 Risk assessment and contingency planning APCOF Guidelines on policing assemblies TEXT.indd 2 09 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 14 14 15 15 12/04/2017 17:07:43