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Sverige exporterar vapen till diktaturer Sverige exporterar vapen till diktaturer

”I dag presenteras siffrorna för vapenexporten under 2011 och i uppenbar strid med de svenska reglerna godkänns vapenexport till människorättskränkare och krigförande länder. Det är ett tragiskt faktum att behöva konstatera att Sverige är världens största vapenexportör räknat per person och att brutala diktaturer som Bahrain och Saudiarabien som slår ner demokratikämpar får köpa vapen av Sverige.”

Anna Ek, ordförande Svenska Freds och Rolf Lindahl, politisk sekreterare Svenska Freds

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The Fight Against Impunity The Fight Against Impunity

”Conflict-related sexual violence is used by political and military leaders to achieve political, military and economic ends, destroying the very fabric of society. It is a silent, cheap and effective weapon with serious and long-lasting effects, affecting both the individual and the chances of building a sustainable peace. There is a lingering myth that rape is inevitable in times of war. But if sexual violence can be planned, it can be punished; if it can be commanded, it can be condemned.”

Margot Wallström, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict

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UK: We can lead from the front in disarming UK: We can lead from the front in disarming

”Global rules govern the sale of everything from bananas to endangered species to weapons of mass destruction, but not guns or grenades. Some states, like the UK, uphold tough national regimes and a number of regional frameworks are in place. But some countries barely enforce arms exports laws at all. This is regulatory failure at its worst – because it carries an enormous human cost. Amnesty International recently confirmed that munitions have continued to enter Sudan, despite evidence they’ll be used in Darfur – subject to a UN arms embargo. Around the world 1,000 people are killed daily by small arms wielded by terrorists, insurgents and criminal gangs.”

Nick Clegg, journalist, The Independent

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