Launch of the Alliance for Torture-Free Trade

7/9/2017

On September 7, 2017, Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, announces that the EU will launch an international Alliance for Torture-Free Trade. The initiative – a joint effort with Argentina and Mongolia – aims to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture
This initiative was launched on September 18, 2017 during Cecilia Malmström’s visit to New York where she participated in the 72nd UN General Assembly.

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