UN rights monitors ‘alarmed’ at Garda using double-strength pepper spray on peaceful protesters
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/02/19/un-rights-monitors-alarmed-at-garda-using-double-strength-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-protesters/# UN rights monitors ‘alarmed’ at Garda using double-strength pepper spray on peaceful protesters Special rapporteurs contact Government, including over public order policing at pro-Palestine protest at Dublin Tunnel last year https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1610831976844712 An Garda Síochána has been strongly criticised by United Nations (UN) human rights rapporteurs for purchasing double-strength “pepper sprays” and the way these products were used on protesters near the Dublin Tunnel last year. Special rapporteurs Gina Romero and Alice Jill Edwards said they were “alarmed” that the Garda had acquired SABRE Red Crossfire MK‑3 Gel, one of the strongest irritant or pepper sprays on the market. They also said they were “dismayed” to learn that stun guns, or Tasers, could potentially be used “against ...