10 September 2015
By Cahal Milmo
Regimes criticised (click here) for “appalling” human rights records have been extended official invitations by the Government to attend the world’s largest arms and security fair in London, The Independent can reveal.
The list of countries invited by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to attend the Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI) exhibition next includes countries criticised by campaigners for gross infringements of civil liberties, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Thailand.
The invitation to Azerbaijan has been made despite a rebuke from a Government minister over its draconian imprisonment of a journalist for “questionable allegations”. Foreign Office minister David Lidington said Britain “will take every opportunity to raise concerns over human rights” in the country....
The UK needs to shutter this event forever based in international treaties. Anyone in attendance of the fair should it go forward that has a record of human rights abuses should be arrested and sent to the World Court at the Hague.
That standard should hold for every arms fair in any country that are signators to the UN Small Arms Treaty.
How much of the small arms market is supported by gun manufacturers?
I have absolutely no doubt Daesh representatives will be there. Mercenaries. So, the UK's Cameron states the country should oppose Daesh in Syria while it accepts migrants/refugees. Why bother if arms dealers are sanctioned? The UK and other NATO allies allow the purchase of arms that eventually will be used to kill NATO soldiers.
25 SEptember 2013
By Awr Hawkins
According to the NRA:(click here) “This treaty threatens individual firearm ownership with an invasive registration scheme [and is full of regulations and requirements that are] blatant attacks on the constitutional rights of every law-abiding American.”
The NRA warns that the ATT “urges record keeping of end users,
directing importing countries to provide information to an exporting
country regarding arms transfers, including ‘end use or end user
documentation’ for a ‘minimum of ten years.'” This information on end
users is a de-facto registry and one that could be “made available to
foreign governments.”...
How many CIA and Interpol will be attending to provide assistance to rebel groups? How many of so called Iran's terrorist networks do there shopping here and in markets like it?
By Cahal Milmo
Regimes criticised (click here) for “appalling” human rights records have been extended official invitations by the Government to attend the world’s largest arms and security fair in London, The Independent can reveal.
The list of countries invited by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to attend the Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI) exhibition next includes countries criticised by campaigners for gross infringements of civil liberties, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Thailand.
The invitation to Azerbaijan has been made despite a rebuke from a Government minister over its draconian imprisonment of a journalist for “questionable allegations”. Foreign Office minister David Lidington said Britain “will take every opportunity to raise concerns over human rights” in the country....
The UK needs to shutter this event forever based in international treaties. Anyone in attendance of the fair should it go forward that has a record of human rights abuses should be arrested and sent to the World Court at the Hague.
That standard should hold for every arms fair in any country that are signators to the UN Small Arms Treaty.
How much of the small arms market is supported by gun manufacturers?
I have absolutely no doubt Daesh representatives will be there. Mercenaries. So, the UK's Cameron states the country should oppose Daesh in Syria while it accepts migrants/refugees. Why bother if arms dealers are sanctioned? The UK and other NATO allies allow the purchase of arms that eventually will be used to kill NATO soldiers.
25 SEptember 2013
By Awr Hawkins
According to the NRA:(click here) “This treaty threatens individual firearm ownership with an invasive registration scheme [and is full of regulations and requirements that are] blatant attacks on the constitutional rights of every law-abiding American.”
The NRA warns that the ATT “urges record keeping of end users,
directing importing countries to provide information to an exporting
country regarding arms transfers, including ‘end use or end user
documentation’ for a ‘minimum of ten years.'” This information on end
users is a de-facto registry and one that could be “made available to
foreign governments.”...How many CIA and Interpol will be attending to provide assistance to rebel groups? How many of so called Iran's terrorist networks do there shopping here and in markets like it?
