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Riot police, Manchester, UK, August 2011. Credit: Phil Long, Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfire/6026094273
Riot police, Manchester, UK, August 2011. Credit: Phil Long, Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfire/6026094273
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Impact of Arms Transfers on Human Rights

Response to OHCHR questionnaire to inform the report on the impact of arms transfers on human rights

This submission recommends that any definition of “arms” should include less lethal weapons used by police as well as military weapons.

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