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Key FindingscasesCurrent FrameworkCompaniesRecommendationsTake actionPreviousNext Key findings Using open-source techniques, weapons analysis and trade data, Amnesty International identified 23 major producers of less lethal equipment and hunting ammunition whose products were used unlawfully by security forces in more than 50 protests in 25 countries worldwide. Evidence strongly indicates longstanding patterns of irresponsible trade in both equipment designed for law enforcement and hunting

Weapons including tear gas, rubber bullets, batons and stun grenades being sold to countries using them to violently repress protests Companies from

Weapons including tear gas, rubber bullets, batons and stun grenades being sold to countries using them to violently repress protests Companies from China, France-Italy, South Korea and the USA identified Complete absence of global regulation of trade “The companies producing these weapons have a responsibility to put an end to their irresponsible trade in law enforcement equipment” – Patrick Wilcken Companies selling less lethal weapons to countries that abuse them to suppress protests, a...