CrissCrossTian
29-03-07, 15:35
From www.amnesty.org.uk
Amnesty International's Tools of Torture report highlights the need for the UK to introduce a ‘catch all clause’ to stop anyone trading in goods where there are reasonable grounds that they may be used for torture.
At the moment only equipment named on a specific list is controlled, and several instruments of torture are excluded from this list, including sting sticks, interrogation foot heaters, wall cuffs and handcuffs. The purpose of UK controls on torture is to stop Britain’s being involved in this abhorrent trade. Urge the Department for Trade and Industry to take the simple step that it already does for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
URGE UK GOVERNMENT TO STOP TRADE IN TORTURE
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=259
Amnesty International's Tools of Torture report highlights the need for the UK to introduce a ‘catch all clause’ to stop anyone trading in goods where there are reasonable grounds that they may be used for torture.
At the moment only equipment named on a specific list is controlled, and several instruments of torture are excluded from this list, including sting sticks, interrogation foot heaters, wall cuffs and handcuffs. The purpose of UK controls on torture is to stop Britain’s being involved in this abhorrent trade. Urge the Department for Trade and Industry to take the simple step that it already does for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
URGE UK GOVERNMENT TO STOP TRADE IN TORTURE
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=259