Stricter Trade of Global Arms in the Spotlight

A treaty to regulate the global arms trade has received overwhelming global support at the UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament.

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Africa: Global Arms Trade Treaty a Step Closer After Resounding Vote (press release)

Amnesty International, 7 November 2012

A historic treaty to regulate the global arms trade has won the backing of an overwhelming majority of states in a move Amnesty International called a potential victory for human ... read more »

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Amnesty International Campaigns for Stricter Control of Arms Trade

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Amnesty International

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5 July 2012

Where do you buy a planet-destroying superlaser? Amnesty International Belgium takes a special guest to buy weapons! This video is part of their ... see more »

Africa: President Sirleaf and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Calls for a Robust Arms Trade Treaty (press release)

Oxfam International, 16 July 2012

In a passionate appeal to governments negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations until the 27th July, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia called on them to "make ... read more »
Africa: Negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty a Victory for Advocacy Groups (analysis)

Institute for Security Studies, 2 July 2012

Last week London motorists and pedestrians were surprised to see a lone Cold War era military tank adorned with 'Control Arms' banner slowly navigating its way around the tourist ... read more »
Africa: Time to Bite the Bullet On the Global Arms Trade (press release)

Amnesty International, 27 June 2012

It's time to end irresponsible arms transfers that fuel serious human rights abuses - that's the message from hundreds of thousands of Amnesty International activists before final ... read more »
Liberia: Govt Expresses Support for Weapons Regulation

The New Dawn, 30 June 2012

Liberia, in concert with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African Union (AU), will support the regulation of arms sale to legitimate states worldwide, ... read more »
Africa: UN Chief Backs Strong Arms Trade Treaty (press release)

Amnesty International, 3 July 2012

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised activists on Tuesday for their campaign to achieve a strong Arms Trade Treaty. read more »
Africa: Artists Write to UN Leader Ban Ki-Moon on 'A Matter of Life and Death' (press release)

Oxfam International, 2 July 2012

International artists including Keira Knightley, Yoko Ono, Scarlett Johansson, Coldplay, Tim Roth, Annie Lennox and Kevin Spacey have joined forces to demand governments take ... read more »

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Insecurity in neighbouring countries facilitates the flow of arms into northern Kenya.

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Arms Supplies Fuel South Sudan's Forgotten Conflict

China, Sudan and Ukraine have been implicated in irresponsible arms supplies to armed forces resulting in scores of deaths and thousands of people being displaced, Amnesty ... Read more »
- South Sudan: Arms Supplies Fuel Conflict in Unity State
- South Sudan: China, Sudan, Ukraine Fuel Conflict With Weapons
Kenya Awash With Illegal Firearms

There are more than half a million illegal firearms in the country and most of the guns are held in pastoral communities and urban areas, says a recent study. Read more »
- Kenya: Kenya Awash With Illegal Guns
- Kenya: Nomadic Pastoralists Told to Return Firearms

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