Rebecca Shaw

@RebeccaShaw
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She/her. PhD.
Research Associate @Omega_RF.
Human rights, protest, use of force, torture trade, PMSCs.
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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
If you ever see weapons and equipment being used by security forces, please try to stay safe. If it's safe to do so, let us know what you've seen.
Learn more about different types on our website: https://omegaresearchfoundation.org/weapons-equipment
Weapons & Equipment | Omega Research Foundation

📣 #introduction
Hi! I’m a researcher at @Omega_RF, a #HumanRights organisation in the #UK. I work on #TorturePrevention, researching the manufacture, trade, & use of military, security, & policing weapons and equipment.
I’m also interested in #PMSCs, #BizHumanRights, & #protest.
I’m currently really excited about our work with #AmnestyInternational and others on #TortureFreeTrade, so watch this space!

Learn more about @Omega_RF: www.omegaresearchfoundation.org, or ask me a question!

📣 an #introduction!
@Omega_RF is a UK-based #HumanRights organisation.
We work on #TorturePrevention & research military, security, & policing weapons, equipment, & techniques. We look at what companies make, where it is traded, & what is used in #HumanRights violations.

Interested? An example of our work: We provide #CrisisResponse support, IDing weapons & equipment for #journalists /#media, other #HumanRights / #humanitarian orgs, & others.

Questions? Get in touch! https://tinyurl.com/yckse5yx

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Omega Research Foundation
Please join us for our next Visual Politics event: our amazing UQ alumni Dr Nilanjana Premaratna discusses her book and ongong work on the arts and peacebuilding. I co-host with Terrell Carver. Online and on-campus at UQ on Thu 10 Nov UTC+10. All welcome. Details and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-politics-seminar-dr-nilanjana-premaratna-tickets-391443276377?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
📢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
Weapons & Equipment | Omega Research Foundation