More than 150 people in the USA have now died after being struck by tasers [stun guns made by Taser] since June 2001, 61 in 2005 alone... In at least 23 cases coroners have listed the taser to be a cause or contributory factor in the death, although Amnesty International believes the true number may be even higher... [R]esearch by Amnesty International shows that most of those who have died have been unarmed men who did not appear to pose a threat of death or serious injury when they were electro-shocked... Amnesty International is particularly concerned that vulnerable groups, such as children, the disabled, pregnant women and people with mental illnesses continue to be subjected to electric shocks from tasers... In a meeting with Amnesty International the chief executive of Taser International refused to agree to suspend the sale of its products to countries with a record of torture by police officers in prisons and jails.