Of these child victims of physical abuse, 28% reported that objects had been thrown at them; 51% had been hit with hard objects such as frying pans, hangers, iron cords and belts; 21% had been beaten up by a parent; and 11% had been threatened or harmed by a knife, gun or other weapon.

4. Calls on all states in possession of armed drone technology: (i) to publicly disclose the legal basis for the use of drones, specify operational responsibility, and provide information on the victims of drone strikes, in particular civilians; (ii) to ensure that they carry out prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all cases where there are reasonable grounds to believe that drone strikes have resulted in unlawful killings; (iii) to ensure that the criteria include impartial investigations of alleged breaches of international and national law, assistance to civilian victims and compensation and other redress ...[+++] to families of civilian victims; (iv) to allow for judicial review of drone strikes and to ensure that victims of unlawful drone strikes have effective access to remedies;

K. whereas the list of items and equipment whose trade is controlled by Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 does not include some policing and security equipment, currently traded internationally, which may have legitimate law enforcement or penal uses when its use is regulated in accordance with international human rights obligations and law enforcement best practice standards, but which is widely misused for torture or other ill-treatment, including handcuffs, batons and other hand-held impact devices, high-voltage electric-shock stun weapons operating below 10 000 volts, as well as specially designed components and accessories for c ...[+++]ontrolled and prohibited equipment,

L. whereas the list of items and equipment whose trade is controlled by Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 does not include some policing and security equipment, currently traded internationally, which may have legitimate law enforcement or penal uses when their use is regulated in accordance with international human rights obligations and law enforcement best practice standards, but which are widely misused for torture or other ill-treatment, including handcuffs, batons and other hand-held impact devices, high-voltage electric-shock stun weapons operating below 10 000 volts, as well as specially designed components and accessories for ...[+++] controlled and prohibited equipment,

It has been suggested in the media that Mr Blair allowed the rebate to be discussed when such discussions were not necessary, thereby falling into a trap laid by President Chirac who wished to distract attention from the French ‘no’ vote.

Given that value added tax is a regressive tax that hits the poorest families hardest, and given that family incomes in the applicant countries are generally lower than in the EU, can the Commission explain what measures it envisages to ensure that childcare needs are not subject to large VAT increases in the applicant countries as a result of accession to the EU?