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EU firms 'exporting torture equipment', Amnesty says
Date: 18 Mar 2010
Euro MPs have heard claims that EU companies are exporting equipment used for torture despite legislation aimed at preventing such trade.
Amnesty International has published a report detailing the claims, and was briefing the European Parliament's Sub–Committee on Human Rights.
The equipment includes thumbscrews and sleeves that give electric shocks.
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