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Working to protect human rights & prevent torture. Exposing abuses committed around the world using police, security, & military equipment. #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member www.omegaresearchfoundation.org
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 29m
Did you know there are no international #HumanRights based controls on the trade in torture equipment?!

Sign the petition and join us in calling for governments to act: we need a binding #TortureFreeTrade Treaty now!

#ProtectTheProtest #UnitedAgainstTorture

www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
Regulate the trade in policing equipment now
Ask your government to back a global treaty to keep equipment like tear gas and pepper spray from getting into the hands of abusive police forces.
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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 3d
We must end this detestable commerce in human cruelty. @cvt.org is proud to partner with @amnesty.org @omegarf.bsky.social and others in pursuit of a #TortureFreeTradeTreaty
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 5d
Big news from the @coe.int!
We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 5d
@amnesty.org welcomes the @coe.int decision toward torture- & death penalty-free trade.

After a review of CM/Rec(2021)2 on measures against trade in goods used for the death penalty & torture, @coe.int committed to further efforts to control this trade worldwide.
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 6d
#EndTorture #HumanRights #UnitedAgainstTorture
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 6d
🇲🇬 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium condemns the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations for access to water & electricity in #Madagascar.

At least 22 people, including children, were killed. Such violence & impunity cannot be tolerated.

FR: tinyurl.com/823kvaup
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[COMMUNIQUÉ] Madagascar : le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pour l’eau et l’électricité - Omega Research Foundation
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fiacat-org.bsky.social @fiacat-org.bsky.social · 7d
🇲🇬 Le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pacifiques pour l’eau et l’électricité à #Madagascar.
22 morts, dont des enfants. L’impunité ne peut être tolérée.
📄 Lire le communiqué : www.fiacat.org/presse/commu...

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[COMMUNIQUÉ] Madagascar : le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pour l’eau et l’électricité
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 11d
#UNCAT #UnitedAgainstTorture
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 11d
📣 Congratulations to the 5 newly elected members of the Committee against Torture: Ms. Maeda, Mr. Rouwane, Mr. Liu, Ms. Gonzales Pinto, & Mr. Abdallah.
We look forward to working together to strengthen the fight against torture & ill-treatment worldwide.

🌍More info: www.omct.org/en/resources...
Presentation of the candidates to the Committee Against Torture (CAT)…
Elections to the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will take place on 1 October 2025. Five seats are available, and 10 candidates – as of 27 August 2025…
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 11d
The new 10-shot #Taser 10 has just been authorised for use by UK police.
Omega staff are experts in different law enforcement equipment & you can learn about #Taser10 & use in the UK on our website: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/taser-1...
Taser 10 – new 10 shot Taser weapon authorised by Home Office for use by UK police - Omega Research Foundation
The National Police Chiefs Council, together with the Home Office Policing Minister, held a Taser 10 Media Event on 2nd October 2025, demonstrating the TASER 10 Conducted Energy Device to internal and...
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 13d
Lovely profile in The Liverpool Post of our friend and former trustee Rae McGrath: www.livpost.co.uk/from-merseys...
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From Merseyside to the Middle East: Rae McGrath's mission to rid the world of landmines
Operating out of a cottage in Cumbria, one man's war to disarm military zones
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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 17d
📽️WATCH: Babloo Loitongbam, human rights lawyer and director of Human Rights Alert, describes how torture, killings and arbitrary detention define daily life in Manipur, hitting minorities hardest.

He urges the international community to hold #India accountable for real change.
#EndTortureInIndia
Babloo Loitongbam of Human Rights Alert describes the torture and extrajudicial killings in India
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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 18d
📺WATCH: Torture in #India remains a crisis —systemic, routine, and rarely punished.

📽️ This video and our report highlight the urgency of reform—and the opportunities for India to match its global aspirations with human rights leadership.
Torture Crisis in India: Can It Lead on Peace and Security Globally?
YouTube video by REDRESS Trust
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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg.bsky.social · 17d
🗳️ On 1 October 2025, UN Member States will elect 5 new members to the 🇺🇳 UN Committee against Torture.

Why does it matter?
Because the Committee plays a crucial role in holding States accountable for torture prevention worldwide. 🌏
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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg.bsky.social · 17d
The people elected must embody:
✅ Independence
✅ Integrity and high moral standing
✅ Recognised expertise in human rights & the fight against torture

🔗 Learn more about the candidates and the event: bit.ly/4pBs90t
Presentation of the candidates to the Committee Against Torture (CAT)…
Elections to the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) will take place on 1 October 2025. Five seats are available, and 10 candidates – as of 27 August 2025…
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 20d
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 20d
📣It is time for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty.

🪧Join us in demanding governments take action to regulate the trade in law enforcement equipment that is used for torture: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

#UnitedAgainstTorture #ProtectTheProtest
Regulate the trade in policing equipment now
Ask your government to back a global treaty to keep equipment like tear gas and pepper spray from getting into the hands of abusive police forces.
www.amnesty.org
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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 24d
✊REDRESS and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network join prominent organisations and individuals in calling for the release and life-saving medical treatment for Zeinab Jalalian, Iran's longest-held female political prisoner.

Learn more 🔽
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 26d
🪧Have you wondered about the weapons you see police using against protesters around the world?

🔗 In @aljazeera.com’s ‘Business of War’, learn about militarised policing, less lethal weapons, & hear from Omega’s own Neil Corney: www.aljazeera.com/video/busine...
The military-police pipeline
Hind Hassan tracks the spread of the global weapons trade beyond the battlefield – to the militarised police.
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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 27d
⛓️ Zeinab Jalalian, Iran’s longest-held female political prisoner, has spent 17 years behind bars for speaking out for women’s rights and against oppression.

🚨Now Zeinab needs life-saving medical care, but Iran is denying her care.

Read our open letter 🔽
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Prominent Figures and Organisations Urge Life-Saving Medical Care for Iran’s Longest-Held Female Political Prisoner
22 organisations and 13 public figures, including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, urge Iran to grant life-saving medical care to Zeinab Jalalian, its longest-held female political prisoner.
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 27d
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 27d
🇬🇧At DSEI 2025 a company was yet again found displaying banned weapons.
⁉️Companies promoting banned equipment at DSEI is an on-going problem.
📣We are calling for the UK Govt to properly enforce its own export control laws & for DSEI organisers to do more.
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Promotion of banned goods at DSEI - Omega Research Foundation
At DSEI 2025 a company was yet again found to be displaying banned weapons breaking both UK law, and the organisers own compliance rules.
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 28d
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 28d
🤝 Omega joins with our partners in the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium & with civil society in #Nepal to demand the Nepalese Government act to address & prevent #HumanRights violations.

🔗 : omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-pa...
UATC & Partners - Nepal: Protect Protesters and Ensure Accountability - Omega Research Foundation
Statement: The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners express grave concern at the killing of at least 34 protesters and the injuring of hundreds more during Nepal’s crackdown on youth-...
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 28d
🇳🇵The Nepalese government's use of force in last week's deadly crackdown on youth-led protests suggest an unlawful & disproportionate response to assemblies & a serious breach of Nepal’s obligations under international law, including the absolute prohibition of #torture.
UATC & Partners - Nepal: Protect Protesters and Ensure Accountability - Omega Research Foundation
Statement: The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners express grave concern at the killing of at least 34 protesters and the injuring of hundreds more during Nepal’s crackdown on youth-...
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · Sep 12
The cluster munition components have been removed, but #DSEI2025 organisers must shut down the company stand promoting them and introduce stronger procedures to guarantee this does not happen again.
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