"Dozens of people have died and thousands have been maimed as a result of the abusive and disproportionate use of these weapons throughout the world in the repression of demonstrations," says Fanny Gallois, head of the Freedom Programme at Amnesty International France, on the occasion of the publication of a report on the use of non-lethal weaponry. The NGO calls for the trade of these weapons to be "regulated" so that manufacturers "cannot sell the weapons to any country in any circumstances". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES