Non-Lethal Weapons
Non-lethal weapons, also called less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms. It is often understood that unintended or incidental casualties are risked wherever force is applied, but non-lethal weapons try to minimise the risk of casualties (e.g. serious/permanent injuries or death) as much as possible. Non-lethal weapons are used in policing and combat situations to limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable, where rules of engagement require minimum casualties, …
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PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 3 February 2023 English
To the people of Cuba, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of their revolution, we send congratulations and best wishes for the coming year and demand the cruel U. …
posted on social media as proof. Lethal and non-lethal weapons were reported to have been stolen from the …
MEI: Montreal Economic Institute · 20 September 2022 English
Research Paper proposing to outsource non-core tasks to private agents in order to make the best use of scarce police time and public resources while making our communities safer and …
71 Self-defense 60 26.6% Use of force 21 Non-lethal weapons 16 Self-improvement Health and fitness 49 …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 26 June 2018 English
The second report, Lethal in Disguise: The Health Consequences of Crowd-Control Weapons, was released in 2016 in collaboration with Physicians for Human Rights and documents the misuse and abuse of …
dividing line cannot be draw between lethal and non-lethal weapons; as stated by the former UNSR on Extrajudicial …
PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 22 May 2017 English
The aim of the panel Freeland introduced was to paint Russia as the main enemy of freedom and democracy in the world today and thus justify the collaboration with present-day …
just two years for what it perversely calls "non-lethal weapons." In parallel, it assists so-called NGOs …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 1 April 2016 English
The purpose of the recommendations, which can be found in section 4, is to reduce injuries, disabilities, and death caused by CCWs, to encourage the creation of international guidelines for …
Conduct”)9 provide some basic and equipment and non-lethal weapons available general principles on the use of … technology.g The UN Basic Principles and use of non-lethal weapons.”14 have also been criticised for lacking … and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate initially funded the development … The Chemical Weapons Convention,” Bradford Non-lethal Weapons Project (University of Bradford: Omega Research … publications/19991401a_en.pdf; “Global Non- Lethal Weapons Market Report 2013 -- 2018,” n. 12 Inter-American …
CCLA: Canadian Civil Liberties Association · 4 March 2016 English
The misuse of CCWs and the human rights concerns that arise from this misuse are the result of a number of factors, the most significant of which are: gaps in …
which problematically refer to CCWs as “non-lethal weapons,” thereby failing to acknowledge their potential … “States to make protective equipment and non-lethal weapons available to their officials exercising … establish protocols for the training and use of non-lethal weapons.”14 In fact, this same resolution on promotion …
RI: Rideau Institute · 29 January 2016 English
The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada or the Department …
traditional war-fighting training (such as non-lethal weapons, de-escala- tion tactics and negotiation …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 29 January 2016 English
The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada or the Department …
traditional war-fighting training (such as non-lethal weapons, de-escala- tion tactics and negotiation …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 29 January 2016 English
The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada or the Department …
traditional war-fighting training (such as non-lethal weapons, de-escala- tion tactics and negotiation …
RI: Rideau Institute · 29 January 2016 English
The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada or the Department …
traditional war-fighting training (such as non-lethal weapons, de-escala- tion tactics and negotiation …
