They should be given the special treatment they deserve to ensure that their concerns are not diluted through clustering with other groups or through the application of the lowest common denominator to all developing countries.

However, Islamists were among the 29 parliamentary deputies pushing for constituency reform, a fact that eased their dilemma.

Alarmed at the many acts of torture that have recently been disclosed and the attempts to make such practices commonplace or to justify such practices, including in situations of armed conflict, against persons protected by the principles of international humanitarian law,