The European Union is proposing a new regulation which, if implemented, would ban some torture equipment and control the sale of others. However, this regulation is stuck at committee stage. By taking action, help send a message to the world that the pain merchants can and must be stopped. Photo:
A hooded Brazillian police officer displays an electric shock instrument which he claims to use during torture sessions. This photograph was published as part of an article in a national newspaper in 2001, in which a civil police officer was quoted as saying of this instrument, "The main thing is not to leave any marks… It is efficient and gives us pleasure."
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A hooded Brazillian police officer displays an electric shock instrument which he claims to use during torture sessions. This photograph was published as part of an article in a national newspaper in 2001, in which a civil police officer was quoted as saying of this instrument, "The main thing is not to leave any marks… It is efficient and gives us pleasure."
© Jornal do Brasil
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