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Arms trade to Mideast shows export control failure - Amnesty

UK: The US, Russia and European countries supplied weapons to Middle East and North African governments before the Arab Spring despite having evidence they could be used against protesters, Amnesty said.

The London-based rights group said the "loopholes" in arms export restrictions showed the need for a comprehensive treaty. The findings were included in a report entitled "Arms Transfers To The Middle East And North Africa: Lessons For An Effective Arms Trade Treaty" which examines arms transfers to Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen since 2005.

"These findings highlight the stark failure of existing arms export controls, with all their loopholes, and underline the need for an effective global arms trade treaty that takes full account of the need to uphold human rights," said Amnesty International researcher Helen Hughes.

The main weapons suppliers to the five countries included in the report were Austria, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the United States.

Amnesty added: "Governments that now say they stand in solidarity with people across the Middle East and North Africa are the very same as those who until recently supplied the weapons, bullets and military and police equipment that were used to kill, injure and arbitrarily detain thousands of peaceful protesters in states such as Tunisia and Egypt." London,Thursday, AFP

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