Weighted leg cuffs on a red background. Credit: Robin Ballantyne, Omega Research Foundation
Weighted leg cuffs on a red background. Credit: Robin Ballantyne, Omega Research Foundation
world map outlineAfrica outlineAsia outlineEurope outlineNorth America outlineOceania outlineSouth America outline

Ending the Trade in Tools of Torture: Five Key Principles

Ending the trade in tools of torture

A joint Omega Research Foundation-Amnesty International initiative. 

Although every State is obliged to combat torture and other ill-treatment, concrete action by States has generally been inadequate. To end the trade in “tools of torture” and prevent torture and other ill-treatment, Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation are calling on all States to incorporate five key principles in their legal and administrative frameworks. 

Similar reports