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Contributed by the Human Rights Commission The police do not know the law, but it is not their fault. By law, the police are a disciplined organization. Like the army and Coast Guards they must obey instructions. Many times, the instructions are not lawful. Even though the law is that police, army, Coast Guards and everyone has a duty not to obey an illegal order or instruction, policemen and women know they will be punished by their supervisors for disobeying instruction, wh

Contributed by the Human Rights Commission Today Belize is grappling with human rights violations in every single organ of society. In just a matter of days, two elderly men were killed in Belize prompting the Council of Ageing and the Ministry of Human Development to speak out against violence and abuse of older persons. That’s just looking at one section of society that is affected by rising crime in the country. Then there are the reports of abuse of authority by law enfor