Omega Research Foundation

@Omega_RF
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Working to protect human rights & prevent torture. Researching the manufacture & trade of weapons & equipment, & their use in human rights violations.
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Our websitehttps://omegaresearchfoundation.org/
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Omega Research FoundationJan 26, 2023
Last week, @Omega_RF signed the #ShoreditchDeclaration, joining more than 30 international organisations including Amnesty, IRCT, KontraS, OMCT, FIACAT, & Justiça Global. Together, we call for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/01/declaration-calls-for-curbs-on-trade-in-tools-of-torture/
Amnesty International signs declaration calling for international controls to combat trade in tools of torture

More than 30 international organizations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control the trade in tools of torture used to suppress peaceful protests and abuse detainees around the world. In a declaration signed in London, organizations including Amnesty International, called for a treaty to prohibit the manufacture and trade in inherently […]

Amnesty International
Omega Research FoundationJan 12, 2023
It is time for international #HumanRights-based controls on the trade in #ToolsOfTorture.
@Omega_RF has a long history of working on national, regional, & international controls on the trade in goods used for #torture, so get in touch with any questions: https://omegaresearchfoundation.org
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Show threadOmega Research FoundationDec 22, 2022
Many people are not in a position to give £$€ at the moment, & we particularly want to acknowledge those who have reached out & supported our work in other ways. Huge thanks to everyone who has been in touch, asked a question, read a report, & engaged on social media!
Show threadOmega Research FoundationDec 9, 2022
A recent article from #France24 quotes @Omega_RF’s research & reports on the use of #EU-made cartridge components (from #Italy & #France) in apparent contravention of an EU arms embargo: https://tinyurl.com/3b65ebat
How EU-made shotgun cartridges ended up being used to repress protests in Iran

An investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers team has found evidence that shotgun cartridges manufactured by French-Italian manufacturer Cheddite have been used in the repression of protests in Iran. Shotgun cartridges using Cheddite components have been widely used for hunting purposes in Iran since at least 2011, an apparent violation of EU sanctions that went into place that year.

The Observers - France 24
Omega Research FoundationDec 8, 2022
🎉📘New publication! @Omega_RF & Uni of #Bradford researcher, Michael Crowley, has a new book out now! 'Toxin and Bioregulator Weapons: Preventing the Misuse of the Chemical and Life Sciences', is co-written with Malclom R. Dando (Bradford).
Published by Palgrave, it presents case studies from China, India, Iran, Russia, Syria & US. It assesses the regulation of toxins & bioregulators under #ArmsControl & #disarmament instruments, & proposes actions for states & scientific community.
Omega Research FoundationNov 28, 2022

📢The Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of States Parties to the #ChemicalWeaponsConvention (#CSP27) starts this week.

📜See info on the #OPCW's website: https://tinyurl.com/7j33rtkh

📺Michael Crowley, from @Omega_RF & UniofBradford, presents a joint NGO video statement on development & use in #LawEnforcement of #CNS-Acting Chemicals, #RiotControl agents & associated means of delivery: https://tinyurl.com/4vd8tcak

Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of States Parties

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OPCW
Omega Research FoundationNov 16, 2022
There are *no* exceptions to the prohibition of #torture & other ill-treatment. It is unconscionable that the British Government might shield ministers or officials from accountability for assisting murder & torture, or prevent victims of torture from receiving compensation. With 10 other orgs, we have written to the UK Government to raise our serious concerns about the proposed #NationalSecurityBill.
Read more in The Independent: https://lnkd.in/eFC34Hqh & The i: https://lnkd.in/ei2sbJFH.
Government plan to give immunity to ministers, spies and military involved in murder and torture abroad

David Davis bringing amendments to strip ‘unconscionable’ clauses of National Security Bill

The Independent
Omega Research FoundationNov 9, 2022

🔍A key part of our work is assisting journalists, #HumanRights monitors, legal professionals, & others in their efforts to investigate & expose #UseOfForce and equipment.
Here's an example of one such investigation ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/3t8wy6ds

As we're quoted as saying in this article, there are some kinds of kinetic impact projectiles - such as metal pellets & multiple projectile ammunition - that should never be used in the policing of #protests/other assemblies.

How Iran’s security forces are shooting to kill with ‘non-combat’ shotgun shells

“If you shoot at close range, you can kill.” In a rare interview, a member of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force told the FRANCE 24 Observers team that members of his unit were firing shotguns at protesters’ chests and heads, aiming to kill them. While shotguns firing special ammunition can be considered “less-lethal” weapons – less deadly than military rifles like Kalashnikovs – they should never be used for crowd control at close range, experts say. 

The Observers - France 24
Omega Research FoundationNov 4, 2022
📢Staff at @Omega_RF
are experts in the manufacture, trade, & use of a huge range of #LawEnforcement weapons & equipment, from #TearGas & batons to handcuffs & #RubberBullets.
🖥️We've gathered together some of this expertise here, but you can also get in touch with your questions:
https://omegaresearchfoundation.org/weapons-equipment
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