Initial reports suggest that the police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto, Portugal, in the early hours of 15 October that injured 37 people, said Amnesty International in a statement today.

“Reports of police violence against people peacefully protesting Portugal’s housing crisis are deeply troubling. People have the right to protest peacefully, including the right to occupy public space and including at night-time. The Portuguese authorities must respect and protect that right.

“Dispersal of peaceful protests must be a last resort.…