Less Lethal Weapons and Restraints

As part of our ‘Tools of Torture’ project, and through other small-scale projects, Omega looks at the manufacture, sale and use of crowd control weapons.

This includes various weapons used by law enforcement agents to police assemblies and demonstrations, such as:

  • Chemical irritants, such as pepper spray and tear gas;
  • Rubber bullets;
  • Baton rounds;
  • Water cannon;
  • Acoustic hailing devices, such as the Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD); and
  • Stun grenades.

For further information on the specific weapons and equipment please see our visual glossary.

Recent publications include Tear Gassing by Remote Control, China Riot Control Agents and means of delivery and  Regulation of Riot Control Agent Delivery Systems under the CWC.

For details of our current project, please click here.