According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and the police were deployed. [...] Others who were peacefully marching on 30 October and 2 November were also shot and wounded. In these instances, security forces used excessive force; their actions were not required to protect life nor were they in self-defence. In these cases, based on witness testimony, no warning was given and there was no attempt to use other, less lethal, methods first. [...] Protestors trying to get away from the shooting said that they had left behind many people who were shot. Others said that men in army uniforms did not hesitate to shoot demonstrators in the back as they ran away to seek safety. One of the demonstrators told Amnesty International: "At the roundabout, four vehicles dropped off soldiers and left to pick up more reinforcements. We raised our arms while singing. I heard shots. People around said we could not go any further. They ran. I saw people fall in front me. A person who was running was shot in the back. He ran past me, I could not help him.” [...] In the context of the protests that took place in Burkina Faso between 30 October and 2 November 2014, security forces violated the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, the right to peaceful assembly, and the right to freedom of expression, among other human rights. The testimonies and evidence gathered by Amnesty International indicate that security forces arbitrarily used lethal force on peaceful protestors, resulting in at least ten deaths and hundreds of injuries." ^[+]