The EU is providing generous R&D (research and development) subsidies to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the state-owned manufacturer of Israeli ‘drones’ and other ‘battlefield solutions’. Some of the grants are for IAI to adapt its killer robots for use within the EU.
Hugo Chávez’s presidency (1999-2013) was characterized by a dramatic concentration of power and open disregard for basic human rights guarantees according to Human Rights Watch.
Sporadic acts of violence which left 13 dead marred the otherwise peaceful election, the country’s first under its new 2010 constitution. Voters chose candidates for president, members of parliament, county governors, senators, county assembly representatives, and women county representatives.
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Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan national who has been suing the British government over their alleged involvement in his rendition to Libya and subsequent mistreatment, has offered to settle the case in return for an admission of liability and an apology.