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Thursday, December 20, 2007

The Netherlands, the arms trade and human rights

The Netherlands plays a prominent role in the export of arms. A new report from Campagne tegen Wapenhandel (CtW, the Dutch Campaign Against the Arms Trade) even shows that the country now holds fifth place on a worldwide list of weapons exporting nations. In 2006, the country issued export licences for arms worth in excess of one billion euros.

The organisation's 'alternative' report of the Dutch arms trade says that the Netherlands exported some 1.03 billion euros in arms in 2006. A remarkable aspect is that a number of relatively poor countries were among the main customers of this trade.

Indonesia, for example, purchased two navy vessels (corvettes) worth 278 million euros, while 196 million euros worth of electronics for use in frigates was supplied to Venezuela, and Chile ordered some old Dutch F-16 jets for a price of 98 million euros.

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