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Trinidad and Tobago state of emergency and mass arrests 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 17
SEP 17 · Day 1
Trinidad and Tobago ends state of emergency amid pushback over mass arrests
The state of emergency measures were last extended in June.
Lawyer Criston Williams said meetings with detained clients took place in the presence of five armed law enforcement officers who refer to themselves as operator one through five.
Lawyer Criston Williams called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate possible abuses by the government.