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23 May 2025
Brazil: Police lethality rises in São Paulo amid declining support for Body-Worn Cameras
A spike in police killings in São Paulo is linked to waning political will and weakened institutional structures for body-worn cameras.
01 May 2025
Israeli Gas, Kenyan Tears: An investigation into the Israel-supplied Riot Control Agents used in the Kenya demonstrations of 2024
An investigation into Israeli tear gas used in Kenya to suppress youth-led protests in June/July 2024.
07 Apr 2025
Brazil: Training on the human rights impact of less lethal weapons
On 31 March 2025, representatives of social movements and non-governmental organisations took part in a workshop organized by Omega and Justiça Global in Rio de Janeiro.
07 Apr 2025
Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
In a joint statement, 14 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to torture, mass arbitrary detentions, and the systematic persecution of human rights defenders.
03 Apr 2025
UATC welcomes European Commission moves to significantly strengthen EU trade controls on law enforcement equipment that can be used in torture
Omega, together with the other members of the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), as part of a public consultation process, has welcomed the European Commission’s recent proposals to significantly strengthen the EU Anti-Torture Regulation.