SOUTH AMERICA

Sixty countries to shut down global trade in torture tools

The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade has announced plans to step up the pace of its efforts and work towards a United Nations instrument (such...

EU welcomes the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by Brazil

Brazil has become the 97th State Party to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), after depositing its instrument of ratification to the Secretary General of...

Brussels sends emergency aid to Venezuela and neighbours

The European Commission on June 7 announced plans to allocate €35.1m in emergency aid and medium-term development assistance to support the Venezuelan people and...

EPP: EU cannot recognise election results in Venezuela

“An early Presidential election has been called in Venezuela but the electoral process does not meet international standards. We cannot recognise this process nor...

EU threatens Venezuela over elections

The European Union has issued a warning to Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, whose country is gearing up for presidential and parliamentary elections next month....

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