Submission in advance of the 54th Session, detailing equipment and practices “of concern” in Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and New Zealand.
This briefing, submitted to the United Nations’ Committee against Torture (UN CAT) prior to its 54th Session to be held in Geneva from 20th April to 15th May 2015, outlines a number of items of concern in relation to the manufacture, trade and use of certain types of military, security and policing equipment which could be deemed to contravene Articles 2 and 16 of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment.
