States failing to control movement of weapons to human rights abusers

Publication Date: Monday 19 July 2010 Teaser image: Amnesty International Index Number: ACT30/015/2010 States are failing to adequately control the transport of weapons around the world leading to serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, the organization highlights how transport companies registered in China, France, the Russian Federation, the UK, and the USA – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - are able to move conventional weapons and munitions to countries where they could be used to commit rights…

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