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European Parliament set to vote on new regulation to stop trade in torture equipment

04 October 2016

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"‘This vote is an opportunity for the EU to send the message that it will not tolerate torture’ - Ara Marcen Naval

The European Parliament should vote in favour of measures strengthening the European Union’s landmark regulation combating the trade in equipment that can be used to torture, ill-treat or execute people, said Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation today.

Final amendments to the new torture trade regulation - known formally as Regulation (EC) 1236/2005, as accepted by the EU Council - will be debated and voted on by the European Parliament tomorrow."

See: European Parliament set to vote on new regulation to stop trade in torture equipment (AI, link)

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