POLICY BRIEF
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About the Omega Research Foundation
The Omega Research Foundation conducts research on the development,
manufacture, trade and use of military, security and police equipment.
Such equipment ranges from small arms and light weapons to less lethal
and restraint equipment, surveillance systems and large-weapon systems.
Omega promotes effective mechanisms to prevent the proliferation and
misuse of such weapons through information sharing, awareness-raising
workshops and training, and advocacy activities, targeting, among others,
the strengthening of export-control regimes and use-of-force policies. For
more, visit https://omegaresearchfoundation.org.
Acknowledgements
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ISS Nairobi
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Fax: +254 73 565 0300
The Omega Research Foundation is funded to do this research by the
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the Sigrid Rausing
Trust, the Oak Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. The
ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership
Forum: the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan,
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
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