EU regulation does not prevent trade in tools of torture

27/02/2007 – At a time when the use of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment  remains widespread in many countries and has even been justified as part of the “war on terror”, governments of the European Union (EU) have made a commitment to prevent the trade in what may broadly be described as “tools of torture”. However, the EU commitment is not yet strong enough to adequately prevent this trade.

22/11/2006 – Torture in police custody and pre-trial detention is a fact across Russia. The country is failing both its international and national obligations to protect its citizens.

Addressing abuses in the US-led “war on terror” should be a priority at tomorrow’s EU-US Summit in Vienna, says Amnesty International.

14/06/2006 – Open letter to Heads of State or Government of the European Union: the European Council must put a resolute stop to the attitude of “see no evil, hear no evil” that has prevailed so far.

18/04/2006 – On the eve of a visit by a European Parliament’s delegation to India on 15-21 April 2006, Amnesty international together with other NGOs highlights the persistent problem of torture in India.

05/04/2006 – Renditions involve the transfer of people from one country to another in ways that bypass all judicial and administrative due process. In the context of the “war on terror”, this practice has usually been initiated by the USA and carried out with the collaboration, complicity or acquiescence of other governments.

20/02/2006 – Six months after Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took up office as the country’s new president, the human rights situation in Iran remains dire. Scores of critics and opponents of the government continue to be imprisoned, many following grossly unfair trials, the death penalty is widely used and torture is common. The full report is available at: https://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE130102006