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Alice Jill Edwards, the [#UN] special rapporteur on #torture, has presented the UN general assembly with a list of 20 items she wants to see banned as…inherently cruel, inhuman or degrading. They include #SpikedBatons, #ThumbCuffs, body-worn #ElectricShock devices, #sjamboks, #GangChains & millimetre wave weapons, also known as #HeatRays.
“Now states…can’t look the other way if they have instruments or weapons, equipment…that are on my list,” she said.’ | Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/13/un-torture-expert-private-manufacturers-ban #BizHR