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Africa: Arms Trade Treaty Enters Into Force Offering Fresh Hope for the Protection of Civilians in 2015
Oxfam, 23 December 2014
The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty will "enter-into-force" and become international law on December 24, 2014. Read more »
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Africa: Years in the Making, Arms Trade Treaty Enters Into Force
IPS, 24 December 2014
A new Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) beginning on Dec. 24 represents a historic moment in global efforts to keep weapons proliferation in check. Read more »
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Africa: Landmark Global Arms Trade Treaty Effected
UN News, 23 December 2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein today hailed the imminent entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as a landmark step in curbing… Read more »
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Africa: 'Another Way to Deal With Mass Atrocities' - Arms Trade Treaty
AI London, 24 December 2014
With the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) entering into force this week, Amnesty International spoke to Clare da Silva, a lawyer who assisted the organization with legal and policy… Read more »
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Africa: Global Arms Trade Treaty To Enter Into Force
AI London, 22 December 2014
On 2 April 2013, after 20 years of determined lobbying and campaigning by Amnesty International and partner NGOs, the UN General Assembly voted decisively to adopt the Arms Trade… Read more »
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Africa: Arms Trade Treaty Marks Historic Breakthrough for Human Rights After Two-Decade Campaign
AI London, 22 December 2014
The global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) enters into force on 24 December, marking a breakthrough for human rights after more than two decades of campaigning by Amnesty International and… Read more »
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Africa: The New Arms Trade Treaty - a Life-Saving Gift This Christmas
WCC, 19 December 2014
The world is giving itself a kind of Christmas gift this year, a serious gift and one that is long-overdue. Read more »
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Africa: 'Virtual Stampede' of States Rush to Join Arms Trade Treaty
AI London, 19 December 2014
A flurry of activity by UN member states to sign and ratify the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) before it enters into force next week is another clear sign of the overwhelming… Read more »
Arms Treaty Comes into Force
Five of the top ten arms-exporting nations have already ratified the treaty that comes into effect On 24 December 2014, to regulate the global trade in arms and ammunition.
InFocus
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Less than two years after its adoption by the UN General Assembly, the Arms Trade Treaty has now received the 50 ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force, the UN says. Read more »
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International law has firmer rules for the trade of commodities like bananas and electronics than it does conventional arms, writes Abigail Nehring for Think Africa Press. Read more »
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Human rights campaigners have accused powerful countries of blocking progress towards a treaty that will regulate the trade in conventional arms. Read more »
615 items of unexploded ordnance and 2000 rounds of small arms ammunition are destroyed in a controlled explosion (file photo).
