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These new rules should eventually stop EU produced surveillance equipment from being exported to countries where there is a high risk it would be used to abuse journalists, activists and others who work to defend rights.

Brutal implements of torture like spiked batons and weighted leg irons were supposed to have been banned for good in the EU. So why are they for sale in Paris today

Egyptians mourn over a body wrapped in shrouds at a mosque in Cairo on August 15, 2013, following a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi the previous day. ©MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images

Arms Trade Treaty signing ceremony, New York, USA, 3rd June 2013 Credit: Amnesty International

19/12/2014 – Following 20 years of campaigning and advocacy, and seven years of formal discussions, on 24 December 2014 the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will finally enter into force. This is a historic moment, and a testament to the hard work, determination and cooperation shown by many committed people in civil society, in national governments across the world, at the United Nations (UN), and in regional organisations such as the European Union (EU).

Arms Trade Treaty signing ceremony, New York, USA, 3rd June 2013 © Amnesty International

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EU-MADE ROCKETS, GUNS AND ENGINES RISK UNDERMINING MYANMAR ARMS EMBARGO

16/03/2006 – Summary and overview of current concerns over the enforcement and monitoring of UN arms embargoes.