Omega Research Foundation
@omegarf.bsky.social
Working to protect human rights & prevent torture.
Exposing abuses committed around the world using police, security, & military equipment.
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member
www.omegaresearchfoundation.org
Exposing abuses committed around the world using police, security, & military equipment.
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member
www.omegaresearchfoundation.org
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Apesar de irregulares, sprays de pimenta e tasers são vendidos livremente nas redes.
Núcleo localizou comércio em sites como Mercado Livre e até guarda municipal vendendo pelo Instagram; produtos não podem ser adquiridos por qualquer pessoa.
Leia a reportagem de @jeniffermendonca.bsky.social👇
Núcleo localizou comércio em sites como Mercado Livre e até guarda municipal vendendo pelo Instagram; produtos não podem ser adquiridos por qualquer pessoa.
Leia a reportagem de @jeniffermendonca.bsky.social👇
Apesar de irregulares, sprays de pimenta e tasers são vendidos livremente nas redes
Núcleo localizou comércio em sites como Mercado Livre e até guarda municipal vendendo pelo Instagram; produtos não podem ser adquiridos por qualquer pessoa
nucleo.jor.br
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Apesar de irregulares, sprays de pimenta e tasers são vendidos livremente nas redes.
Núcleo localizou comércio em sites como Mercado Livre e até guarda municipal vendendo pelo Instagram; produtos não podem ser adquiridos por qualquer pessoa.
Leia a reportagem de @jeniffermendonca.bsky.social👇
Núcleo localizou comércio em sites como Mercado Livre e até guarda municipal vendendo pelo Instagram; produtos não podem ser adquiridos por qualquer pessoa.
Leia a reportagem de @jeniffermendonca.bsky.social👇
⚖️Interested in learning more about the laws that govern police use of force in your country?
📃With the University of Johannesburg, we maintain a repository that brings together info including legislation & relevant caselaw.
🔗: policinglaw.info
🔎: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/police-...
📃With the University of Johannesburg, we maintain a repository that brings together info including legislation & relevant caselaw.
🔗: policinglaw.info
🔎: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/police-...
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This policing law, academic website documents and analyses how domestic legal regimes around the world regulate the use of force by the police and other law enforcement agencies. This police law site ...
policinglaw.info
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⚖️Interested in learning more about the laws that govern police use of force in your country?
📃With the University of Johannesburg, we maintain a repository that brings together info including legislation & relevant caselaw.
🔗: policinglaw.info
🔎: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/police-...
📃With the University of Johannesburg, we maintain a repository that brings together info including legislation & relevant caselaw.
🔗: policinglaw.info
🔎: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/police-...
🇦🇷 Update on our work in Argentina!
In October 2025, we were pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, & documentation of #HumanRights violations linked to the use of force & institutional violence: tinyurl.com/5n7m8y7h
#UnitedAgainstTorture
In October 2025, we were pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, & documentation of #HumanRights violations linked to the use of force & institutional violence: tinyurl.com/5n7m8y7h
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Strengthening human rights protections in Argentina: Training on the updated Istanbul Protocol and use of force standards - Omega Research Foundation
In October 2025, Omega Research Foundation was pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, and documentation of human rights violations linked ...
omegaresearchfoundation.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🇦🇷 Update on our work in Argentina!
In October 2025, we were pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, & documentation of #HumanRights violations linked to the use of force & institutional violence: tinyurl.com/5n7m8y7h
#UnitedAgainstTorture
In October 2025, we were pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, & documentation of #HumanRights violations linked to the use of force & institutional violence: tinyurl.com/5n7m8y7h
#UnitedAgainstTorture
It’s #TrusteesWeek!!
We’re always grateful for our trustees, but we’d like to particularly celebrate & thank our trustees for their contribution to our work. In sharing your time & expertise, trustees make small charities like ours possible: omegaresearchfoundation.org/who-we-are/t...
We’re always grateful for our trustees, but we’d like to particularly celebrate & thank our trustees for their contribution to our work. In sharing your time & expertise, trustees make small charities like ours possible: omegaresearchfoundation.org/who-we-are/t...
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s #TrusteesWeek!!
We’re always grateful for our trustees, but we’d like to particularly celebrate & thank our trustees for their contribution to our work. In sharing your time & expertise, trustees make small charities like ours possible: omegaresearchfoundation.org/who-we-are/t...
We’re always grateful for our trustees, but we’d like to particularly celebrate & thank our trustees for their contribution to our work. In sharing your time & expertise, trustees make small charities like ours possible: omegaresearchfoundation.org/who-we-are/t...
New edition of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights's Police & Human Rights in Africa newsletter (with APCOF & Danish Institute for Human Rights).
Omega writes about the need for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty as part of torture prevention: tinyurl.com/27w4sykt
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Omega writes about the need for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty as part of torture prevention: tinyurl.com/27w4sykt
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Police & Human Rights in Africa newsletter - Omega Research Foundation
Omega's article Preventing torture through torture-free trade is included in the most recent Police and Human Rights in Africa newsletter.
omegaresearchfoundation.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New edition of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights's Police & Human Rights in Africa newsletter (with APCOF & Danish Institute for Human Rights).
Omega writes about the need for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty as part of torture prevention: tinyurl.com/27w4sykt
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Omega writes about the need for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty as part of torture prevention: tinyurl.com/27w4sykt
#UnitedAgainstTorture
🇬🇪 UATC: we condemn the judicial harassment, intimidation, & smear campaigns targeting human rights defenders & journalists in Georgia, including those monitoring police brutality & extracustodial torture and providing vital assistance to survivors: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-ge...
UATC - Georgia: Escalating Harassment of Anti-Torture NGOs and Journalists Threatens Survivors’ Right to Redress and Justice - Omega Research Foundation
The UATC condemns the ongoing judicial harassment, intimidation, and smear campaigns targeting human rights defenders and journalists in Georgia.
omegaresearchfoundation.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🇬🇪 UATC: we condemn the judicial harassment, intimidation, & smear campaigns targeting human rights defenders & journalists in Georgia, including those monitoring police brutality & extracustodial torture and providing vital assistance to survivors: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-ge...
The deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history has resulted in the deaths of 60+ people in Complexos do Alemão & da Penha. Sending 1000s of heavily-armed police to invade densely-populated neighbourhoods runs counter to principles of precaution & proportionality, & duty to protect life.
October 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history has resulted in the deaths of 60+ people in Complexos do Alemão & da Penha. Sending 1000s of heavily-armed police to invade densely-populated neighbourhoods runs counter to principles of precaution & proportionality, & duty to protect life.
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🌍 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium gathered over 40 human rights actors from 16 African countries in Banjul to strengthen efforts against torture ahead of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights session.
✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.
✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.
United Against Torture Consortium Gathers Over 40 Human Rights Actors in Banjul Ahead of African Commission Session
United Against Torture Consortium’s 2025 Banjul meeting united African partners to strengthen anti-torture efforts, survivor support, and accountability.
redress.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌍 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium gathered over 40 human rights actors from 16 African countries in Banjul to strengthen efforts against torture ahead of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights session.
✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.
✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.
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🔗 Read the press release: bit.ly/4nOo5si
#Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social
#Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social
United Against Torture Consortium Gathers Over 40 Human Rights Actors…
Banjul, 16 October 2025 — The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), a coalition of six leading anti-torture organisations working with over 200 civil…
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🔗 Read the press release: bit.ly/4nOo5si
#Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social
#Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social
🇷🇺 Russia: The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium & the Crew against Torture condemn Russia's decision to leave the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, which ends independent oversight of the Russian prison system & further institutionalises torture & impunity.
UATC: Russia - Withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture Puts Detainees at Grave Risk - Omega Research Foundation
We, the United against Torture Consortium and Crew against Torture, express deep concern at the Russian Federation’s recent decision to formally withdraw from the European Convention for the Preventio...
omegaresearchfoundation.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🇷🇺 Russia: The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium & the Crew against Torture condemn Russia's decision to leave the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, which ends independent oversight of the Russian prison system & further institutionalises torture & impunity.
The #TortureFreeTrade Network is in the @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social Briefing Book for UN First Committee! Learn about the vital need for a treaty to stop the trade in equipment used for #torture, uphold #HumanRights, & #ProtectTheProtest:
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The #TortureFreeTrade Network is in the @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social Briefing Book for UN First Committee! Learn about the vital need for a treaty to stop the trade in equipment used for #torture, uphold #HumanRights, & #ProtectTheProtest:
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
We were pleased to join the Torture-Free Trade Network to deliver @amnesty.org's petition - signed by 251,178 people! - to representatives from Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, & the UK. Yesterday, it was also shared with the EU & Mongolia.
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
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We were pleased to join the Torture-Free Trade Network to deliver @amnesty.org's petition - signed by 251,178 people! - to representatives from Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, & the UK. Yesterday, it was also shared with the EU & Mongolia.
Soon at Third Committee, the @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social is presenting her most recent report on freedom of assembly & association rights, collective action, & human solidarity facing an existential threat.
Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch the session: webtv.un.org/en
Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch the session: webtv.un.org/en
A/80/219: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero - Freedom of assembly and association rights, collective action and human solid...
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, sounds the alarm about the compounding existential threats to these rights,...
www.ohchr.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Soon at Third Committee, the @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social is presenting her most recent report on freedom of assembly & association rights, collective action, & human solidarity facing an existential threat.
Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch the session: webtv.un.org/en
Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch the session: webtv.un.org/en
Today at the UN Third Committee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture is conducting her interactive dialogue & presenting her most recent report on trends & developments in the global struggle to end torture.
Read the report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch along on UNTV: webtv.un.org/en
Read the report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch along on UNTV: webtv.un.org/en
A/80/137: Trends and developments in the global struggle to end torture - Note by the Secretary-General
The report focuses on new developments and positive progress covering the period from June 2024 to the end of June 2025.
www.ohchr.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today at the UN Third Committee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture is conducting her interactive dialogue & presenting her most recent report on trends & developments in the global struggle to end torture.
Read the report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch along on UNTV: webtv.un.org/en
Read the report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
Watch along on UNTV: webtv.un.org/en
Join us for a UN side event on 'Tackling the trade in tools of torture: the path forward'!
📅Wed 15 October 15:00-16:30 ET
📣Speakers include @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...
📅Wed 15 October 15:00-16:30 ET
📣Speakers include @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...
Tackling the trade in tools of torture: the path forward
This side event will discuss how international trade restrictions on law enforcement equipment – a Torture-Free Trade agenda – can help prevent torture and other ill-treatment.
webtv.un.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join us for a UN side event on 'Tackling the trade in tools of torture: the path forward'!
📅Wed 15 October 15:00-16:30 ET
📣Speakers include @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...
📅Wed 15 October 15:00-16:30 ET
📣Speakers include @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...
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/...
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.
www.amnesty.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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/...
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/...
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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
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
Big news from the @coe.int!
We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!
We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!
@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.
search.coe.int/cm/eng?i=091...
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.
search.coe.int/cm/eng?i=091...
CoE Search - CM
search.coe.int
October 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Big news from the @coe.int!
We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!
We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!
🇲🇬 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
EN: tinyurl.com/2j9hrj97
At least 22 people, including children, were killed. Such violence & impunity cannot be tolerated.
FR: tinyurl.com/823kvaup
EN: tinyurl.com/2j9hrj97
[COMMUNIQUÉ] Madagascar : le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pour l’eau et l’électricité - Omega Research Foundation
omegaresearchfoundation.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🇲🇬 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
EN: tinyurl.com/2j9hrj97
At least 22 people, including children, were killed. Such violence & impunity cannot be tolerated.
FR: tinyurl.com/823kvaup
EN: tinyurl.com/2j9hrj97
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🇲🇬 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...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
22 morts, dont des enfants. L’impunité ne peut être tolérée.
📄 Lire le communiqué : www.fiacat.org/presse/commu...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
[COMMUNIQUÉ] Madagascar : le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pour l’eau et l’électricité
www.fiacat.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🇲🇬 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...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
22 morts, dont des enfants. L’impunité ne peut être tolérée.
📄 Lire le communiqué : www.fiacat.org/presse/commu...
#UnitedAgainstTorture
📣 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...
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…
www.omct.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📣 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...
We look forward to working together to strengthen the fight against torture & ill-treatment worldwide.
🌍More info: www.omct.org/en/resources...
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...
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...
omegaresearchfoundation.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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...
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...
Lovely profile in The Liverpool Post of our friend and former trustee Rae McGrath: www.livpost.co.uk/from-merseys...
@minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social
@minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social
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
www.livpost.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Lovely profile in The Liverpool Post of our friend and former trustee Rae McGrath: www.livpost.co.uk/from-merseys...
@minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social
@minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social
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📽️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
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
YouTube video by REDRESS Trust
youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📽️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
He urges the international community to hold #India accountable for real change.
#EndTortureInIndia
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📺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.
📽️ 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
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📺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.
📽️ This video and our report highlight the urgency of reform—and the opportunities for India to match its global aspirations with human rights leadership.