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Amnesty International Criticises Czech, Slovak Gun Exports to Guatemala
17 September 2008
Prague Monitor / CTK
LONDON/PRAGUE — The Amnesty International (AI) criticises the Czech Republic and Slovakia for arms exports to Guatemala in its latest report that CTK received from an AI spokeswoman Tuesday.
The report says the Czech Republic and Slovakia were among the biggest exporters of small handguns to Guatemala in 2004-2006 when over 15,000 were killed, mainly by firearms.
According to AI, there are some 1.8 million firearms in Guatemala and 90 percent of them are not... (GunPolicy.org)