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Omega's publications provide researchers, policy makers and the media with information, data and policy recommendations which are independent and rigorously researched using open sources.
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Omega's research, policy expertise and images have been used in a wide variety of reports, policy briefings and campaign materials by national, regional and international organisations including Amnesty International, the UN and the European Commission.
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 Submission to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Re: Advisory Opinion on Firearms Industry and Human Rights Obligations Presented jointly with the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
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 "My Eye Exploded": the Global Abuse of Kinetic Impact Projectiles Published jointly with Amnesty International, based on research in more than 30 countries over the last five years. Available in English and Arabic.
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 Ending the Torture Trade: The path to global controls on the 'tools of torture' Omega-Amnesty report released ahead of ahead of a high-level UN meeting on the ‘torture trade’
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 Review of EU Anti-Torture Regulation and its implementation Findings and recommendations from Omega's review of the EU Anti-Torture Regulation
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 Response to the Working Group on Mercenaries call for submissions The evolving forms, trends and manifestations of mercenaries and mercenary-related activities
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 Submission to OHCHR on the Use of Less Lethal Weapons during Assemblies Examines the the human rights impact of the use of LLW and ammunition in the context of assemblies
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 Private military and security companies: training and equipment Submission to the UN IGWG on private military and security companies
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 Monitoring Weapons and Restraints in Places of Detention: A Practical Guide. A Practical Guide and Pocket Book for Detention Monitors, Torture Prevention Bodies and other interested parties to assist in monitoring weapons and restraints in places of detention.
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 Preventing the Trade in Tools of Torture and Execution Visualisation setting out how trade controls form an important element in the fight against torture and can help states comply with human rights obligations, including the Nelson Mandela Rules
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 Manufacture, trade and use of 'tools of torture' in the Council of Europe, Revised June 2018 Revised Omega report seeking to encourage and inform a process undertaken by the Council of Europe to develop rules targeting the trade in security equipment that could be used to facilitate torture
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 China North Industries Corporation - Working Paper 2. April 2017. Following on from our previous Working Paper with the International Peace Information Service (October 2014) this paper focuses our attention upon one Member Unit of China North Industries Group Corporate, namely China North Industries Corporation (Norinco).
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 Ending the Trade in Tools of Torture: Five Key Principles Ending the trade in tools of torture
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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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 Why the EU Should Ban the Commercial Marketing of Inhumane Policing and Prison Equipment This report details how legal loopholes have allowed potential tools of torture to be advertised and sometimes displayed at trade fairs within the EU
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 Tear Gassing by Remote Control. December 2015. This report, concerned with breaches of the CWC, was produced jointly by Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project and Omega for the Remote Control Project.
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 Chinese riot control agent means of delivery. November 2015. This paper focuses on the production and promotion by Chinese companies of a range of riot control agents, and how their delivery risks breaching international law.
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 Guidelines for Implementation of UNBPUFF. August 2015. An Amnesty International (Dutch Section) report on guidelines for implementation of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.
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 Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture. April/May 2015. Submission in advance of the 54th Session, detailing equipment and practices "of concern" in Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and New Zealand.
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 Floating Armouries: Implications and Risks. December 2014. Examining floating armouries off the Gulf of Aden, the report concludes that there is a worrying lack of regulation regarding the operation and use of floating armouries.
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 China's Trade in Tools of Torture and Repression. September 2014. This report documents China’s manufacture of and trade in law enforcement equipment, and considers some examples of how this equipment is used in China and abroad.
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 The need to include ammunition in the ATT. March 2013. This joint PRIO-Omega, argues that ammunition offers specific opportunities to meet the Treaty's principles, goals and objectives, particularly in terms of preventing atrocities.
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 Christof Heyns on the use of lethal force during arrest. November 2011. Briefing on the forthcoming (2011) report from the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions into the use of lethal force during arrest.
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 Arms for Internal Security: Will they be covered by an Arms Trade Treaty? June 2011. An Amnesty International report looking at proposals to extend the scope of the Arms Trade Treaty.
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 Police and Security Equipment in South Africa. June 2010. World Cup Special Issue guide for journalists and researchers to aid in the identification of security and policing equipment used by South African police forces.
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 Guinea: "You Did Not Want the Military, So Now We are Going To Teach You a Lesson, February 2010 The events of 28 September 2009 and their aftermath
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 The Arms trade Treaty and Military Equipment: The Case for A Comprhensive Scope. July 2009 A review of the proposed scope of the Arms Trade Treaty as of July 2009.
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 "Less than Lethal"? The Use of Stun Weapons in US Law Enforcement. December 2008 Amnesty International report focusing on the US' use and misuse of electroshock equipment (AI Index: AMR 51/010/2008).
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 Blood at the Crossroads. September 2008 An Amnesty International report making the case for a global arms trade treaty. AI Index: ACT 30/015/2008
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 Effective laws to control arms in Ireland. Sept 2007. "Controlling a Deadly Trade" provides recommendations for effective laws in Ireland, arguing that current controls lack transparency and accountability, particularly in terms of "dual-use" goods.
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 Indian Helicopters for Myanmar: Making a Mockery of Embargoes? July 2007. A joint report by European NGOs concerned with the sale of Indian helicopters which contain components made in the EU being sold to Myanmar.
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 Globalised trade needs global controls. Oct 2006. Control Arms argues that changing patterns of ownership and production makes national regulations insufficient in preventing arms from reaching the wrong hands.
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 Sustaining conflict and human rights abuses. June 2006. Amnesty report providing evidence of China's transfers of military, security and police equipment which have been used persistently and systematically for violations.
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 Japan's Hidden Arms Trade. March 2005. This paper questions the extent to which Japan's long-held arms export ban (now lifted) has been adhered to, highlighting inconsistencies and loopholes. It argues for more transparency.
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 Claws of the Celtic Tiger: Irish Manufacture of Military & Security Equipment and Dual Use Components Published by Amnesty International's Irish Section as an appendix to the "Undermining Global Security" report.
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 Undermining Global Security: The European Union's Arms Exports. February 2004 An Amnesty International report analysing the European Union's arms exports (AI Index: ACT 30/003/2004).
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 The Pain Merchants. December 2003. This report shows why the manufacture, use and transfer of security and police technologies needs to be strictly regulated by governments using common criteria.
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