(New York, November 15, 2002) The upcoming NATO summit in Prague,
Czech Republic, provides an opportunity for NATO to address the urgent
need to improve arms trade controls in Central and Eastern Europe, Human
Rights Watch said today. In an open letter to NATO leaders and a
detailed briefing paper, Human Rights Watch pointed out that a number of
recent scandals, including illegal arms sales to Iraq and Liberia, make
clear that governments in the region do not exercise reliable control on
the weapons trade.
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