Transcript MEDIDAS DE SEGURIDAD PERSONAL

MEASURES FOR PERSONAL
SECURITY
REGIONAL FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS ASSISTANCE (INREDH, ECUADOR)
PREVENTATIVE MEASUERES
IN THE HOME
AT WORK
WHEN TRAVELLING
IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TAXIS
IN EXTREME SITUATIONS
IN CASE OF THREATS OR ATTACKS
IN CASE OF DETENTION
MEASURES OF SOLIDARITY WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
Preventative
Preventing is better than curing
No percieved risk does not mean that there is no risk
Stay in good physical health
Determine your level of risk
Trust your insticts
Talk to your family about the importance of security
Keep a low profile (clothing and conversations)
Accept appointments only with people you know
Dont talk in front of children about work issues
Give your address to trusted individuals
At home
Doors and reliable security
Do not place your names on the doors and mail-boxes
Illuminate the access to the house well
Enable an emergency exit
Allocate a room of refuge from which you can make a call in case of attack
Dont leave potential weapons visible
Dont open the door to strangers
Avoid sleeping with open windows
Change locks and door locks if keys are lost for any reason
Do not leave evidence of your absence
Identify fire stations, poilce, hospital and pharmacy in your neighbourghood
At work
Change the hours of arriving at and leaving work
Change itineraries
Take precautions on the way out
Try to position your desk away from the window
Close the curtains of the windows during the night
Organise a safety plan and an alert system
Do not give personal information by phone
Have information on your neighbours
When travelling
Travel with little luggage
Be sure to always have a hand free
Keep your luggage secure and with you at all times
Try not do drive alone by night
Stay alert at red lights
Always keep an eye on the rear view
Dont take any rides
Install an alarm
Means of transport
If you need a taxi call a secure one and carry a radio locator
If you go down a street and a vehicle stops to ask you questions, be wary
and stay away, walk away in the opposite direction
Do not walk or drive alone by night
Always bring your cell phone so you can call for help in emergencies
If you notice that you are under survelliance or someone is following you in
the street, find a place or a store with many people (if on foot) or a well-lit
gas station if you are driving. From there make a call and ask for support
Vary your routes and routines
Measures in extreme situations
Address the fear, recognise the consequences, the risk, the bodily reactions,
recognise that it disrupts behaviour, alters sense of reality, the fear can be a
source of security as a defense mechanism to take precautions, or it can be
a source of paralysis
Work with the fear, maintain an active stance, avoid impulsive behaviour,
acknowledge the fear - this is what I feel and think
Socialise the fear – share it with peers
Decompose the fear, what does it contain and what to do to afront it
Do not devaluate the experience of fear, fear does not mean being a coward
In case of threats and attacks
If your are a victim of confrontation in your home, go to a place
where you can feel safe
Keep a copy of the keys to your home, money and clothes in
another place
Consider the possibilities of going to a shelter, church or public
space
Memorise phone numbers that you can call for help
In case of detention
You have the right to remain silent, to speak with a lawyer, to telepone, to be
brought before a judge
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Keep a firm conviction, that helps to make sense of what happens
Maintain control of the situation, keep the lucidity
Breathe deeply and try to relax your body
Look for company, the worst is to feel alone
Do not sign any document if you are unsure of what is written and what it
implicates
Try to memorise the names of the police or military officer involved in the
arrest, faces, routines, procedures used, weapons, ranges, etc.
Measures of national and
international solidarity
Physical accompaniment in support of an action, persons or organisations
Collaboration between national and international NGOs when taking action
Letters or statements of support in the press and other media
Support actions to facilitate exit of the country through human rights
organisations