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Torture-Free Trade and the Fight Against Torture: Regional Action

Objectives:

  • Introduce Torture-Free Trade work and show its role in preventing and addressing torture.

  • Illustrate the roles and points of engagement for civil society and States in promoting and facilitating strong trade controls to prevent law enforcement equipment reaching abusive end users who will employ it for torture and other ill-treatment.  

  • Raise awareness of projects and organisations supported under Omega’s UATC financial support for third parties’

    • Structure:

    • Chair/Introduction – Torture-Free Trade and the fight against Torture – Dr Rebecca Shaw, Omega Research Foundation
    • Americas Perspective - Research and advocacy on trade and use of less lethal weapons in Buenos Aires, Argentina – (CELS) Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales
    • African Perspective - Building capacity amongst African National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) to advocate for torture-free trade at regional and national levels – APCOF (African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum)
    • African Perspective – Promoting African States involvement in The Alliance for A Torture Free Trade Treaty - (CSVR) Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
    • European Perspective – Strengthening existing EU wide torture trade law and closing down loopholes – Dr Michael Crowley, Omega Research Foundation  
    • Q&A


    Languages spoken: English
    No interpretation available

    Speakers

    • Dr Rebecca Shaw

      Researcher Omega Research Foundation

    • Dr Michael Crowley

      Researcher Omega Research Foundation

    Event Details

    Date

    Time 1pm — 2pm CEST

    Key Speakers
    • Dr Rebecca Shaw
    • Dr Michael Crowley

    Type Open

    Supported By