Torture goods trading was banned by the UN

Recently, approximately 60 nations belonging to the United Nations launched a bid to exiling the trade of goods used to torture and execution.

The Nation: At UN, countries launch push to end trade in torture goods

The EU has established a legislation for dismissing capital punishment as a sentence. Nations carrying out death penalty are not permitted to join the EU. On the other hand, China, some states in the US, and Japan maintain capital punishment as a legal penalty for serious crimes.

On the other hand, most developed nations have made a treaty for banning torture to incarcerated. In the era of WWII, many were tortured to be dead. Some were subjected to experiments which had been prohibited by contemporary regulations. Such acts are never justified. Some people like Donald Trump, however, still claim the necessity of tortures.

I welcome this movement led by the UN. To begin with, I was surprised to know there is an international market of torture goods. And, even if importing of those goods become impossible, there are various ways to make prisoners painful, unfortunately. Thus, this bid will be no more effective in reality. Rather, the attitude of the EU and relevant countries against the torture and capital punishment will be influential.