Arms export guidelines broken
Arms sales delegations to visit governments with questionable human rights records
2012 will see UK ministers sending arms sales delegations to governments with a reputation for using violence against their own citizens. The arms wing of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the government’s export promotion unit, is planning missions to countries including Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Representatives will visit the new Libyan government, as well as Colombia, Nigeria and Kazakhstan.
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