Global: Unfettered trade in law enforcement equipment fuelling protest violations – new investigation

By Amnesty International

Companies selling less lethal weapons to countries that abuse them to suppress protests, and states licensing these exports, are fuelling a global human rights crisis and must stop this irresponsible trade, Amnesty International said in a new investigation published today. The Repression Trade: Investigating the Transfer of Weapons Used to Crush Dissent identifies 23 major […] The post Global: Unfettered trade in law enforcement equipment fuelling protest violations – new investigation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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