Spain remains to be one of the countries that export arms. During 2009, these practices increased by 64.5% over the first half of last year. Therefore, the NGOs Amnesty International, Foundation for Peace, Oxfam and Greenpeace have denounced in a joint statement that the Spanish Government does not comply with the Law 53/2007, regulat
ing the arms trade with foreign countries.
These organizations have accused Spain of "selling defense equipment in 2009 to countries where human rights are no respected as Colombia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Guinea."
They also assert that Spain "has continued to produce exports to worrying destinations such as Morocco, with 29.5 million, Colombia with 31 million, Saudi Arabia, with almost 5 million, and others like Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Thailand." According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, "Spain exported defense equipment valued at 411.1 million Euros."
This law was passed in 2007 and is still unimplemented, "does not authorize transfers to places where these weapons might be used to violate human rights or the international humanitarian law, or where there is risk of diversion to other countries."
In addition, these four NGOs called on the Government of Zapatero "to explain whether it has authorized or will authorize the sale of technology and engineering to unmanned Israeli company Goldtech Technologies, by the Spanish company Aries, and Systems Engineering, with which the Executive signed an agreement in 2009. "
ing the arms trade with foreign countries.These organizations have accused Spain of "selling defense equipment in 2009 to countries where human rights are no respected as Colombia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Guinea."
They also assert that Spain "has continued to produce exports to worrying destinations such as Morocco, with 29.5 million, Colombia with 31 million, Saudi Arabia, with almost 5 million, and others like Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Thailand." According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, "Spain exported defense equipment valued at 411.1 million Euros."
This law was passed in 2007 and is still unimplemented, "does not authorize transfers to places where these weapons might be used to violate human rights or the international humanitarian law, or where there is risk of diversion to other countries."
In addition, these four NGOs called on the Government of Zapatero "to explain whether it has authorized or will authorize the sale of technology and engineering to unmanned Israeli company Goldtech Technologies, by the Spanish company Aries, and Systems Engineering, with which the Executive signed an agreement in 2009. "
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