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| 19 sep 2017 |
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As a joint initiative with the EU, International Alliance for Torture-Free Trade is launched
The International Alliance for Torture-Free Trade was launched on Monday during the United Nations General Assembly ministerial week in New York. The initiative – a joint effort by the European Union, Argentina and Mongolia, with a total of 58 participating countries – aims to stop the trade in goods used to carry out the death penalty and commit torture.
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“These products serve no other purpose than inflicting terrible pain and killing people. Now we are taking concrete action to shut down this despicable trade. I am thrilled that so many countries around the globe have signed up to the joint Declaration and joined this Alliance. By standing together, we demonstrate that we will not tolerate this trade any longer,” said Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström.
More information here and at http://torturefreetrade.org
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