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Handbook on Handcuffs and Other Instruments of Restraint in Court Hearings This handbook aims to assist the judiciary limit the use of instruments of restraint to exceptional circumstances.
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Brazil: Technical Note on Bill 6433 A joint technical note by the Omega Research Foundation and Justiça Global, analysing Bill 6433 from a human rights perspective. Bill 6433 seeks to authorise the use of electric shock weapons against juveniles deprived of their liberty in Brazil.
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Tools of Torture and Repression in South America: Use, manufacture and trade. July 2016 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Countries researched: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Compliance through pain Electric shock equipment in South African prisons. A joint briefing by Omega and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS, South Africa). Examining the misuse of electric shock equipment and recommending the prohibition of body worn electric shock devices.
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Use of less/non lethal items by correctional officials. December 2010. Submission on the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill [B41-2101] concerning Electro-Shock Devices, Teargas, Batons, Leg-Cuffs and Belly-Chains.
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