Amnesty International UK"From 15-18 September the London Arms Fair (DSEI), supported by the UK government, returns to our capital city. For many years, the Fair has been busy showcasing tanks, killer drones, machine guns and other arms to all kinds of governments, including some highly dubious ones – known human rights abusers. And that’s not all. At every single one of the last five Fairs, we have discovered illegal equipment being advertised. At some we found cluster bombs, at others it’s been leg irons, electric shock batons and stun guns – tools used to torture people.
What we need to do about it
‘We want to see the end of the UK playing the dirty role of matchmaker between trader and torturer.’ Oliver Sprague, Amnesty’s Arms Programme DirectorThis shouldn’t be happening – there are laws in the EU that prohibit the trade in torture equipment. But savvy companies are exploiting loopholes to trade in these items.
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