American Samizdat

Wednesday, June 26, 2002. *
Africa: Western Nations Condemned For Selling Weapons of War
Industrialized nations are fueling conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Asia by their relentless selling of weapons of war, said Amnesty International, one of the largest human rights advocates worldwide.

As the industrialized nations prepare to consider paths to development for Africa, and other world trade and security issues, the London-based human rights organisation pointed out that their weapons selling is undermining their own aspirations to bring peace to Africa, Middle East and Asia by the exportation of massive arms of destruction worth several billion dollars to the regions.

"G-8's proliferating trade in arms and military aid undermines fundamental human rights and sustainable development," Kate Allen of Amnesty UK said.

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