Category - arms trade

April 3, 2013

Arms Trade Treaty 'could legitimise arms sales', say campaigners

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has described the arms trade treaty agreed at the United Nations yesterday (2 April) as ineffective.
April 2, 2013

WCC says first global arms trade treaty is 'a milestone'

The world's first Arms Trade Treaty is “a milestone in efforts to bring commerce in deadly weapons under much-needed controls,” says te WCC
March 27, 2013

Arms trade needs stronger controls, say UN treaty draft critics

Campaigners for the civil society coalition Control Arms say radical changes are still needed in the latest draft of the Arms Trade Treaty under negotiation at the UN.
March 19, 2013

Nobel peace Laureates press Obama on Arms Trade Treaty

Barack Obama must take the lead in securing a strong global Arms Trade Treaty, 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners have said in an open letter.
March 15, 2013

Charles flies to Saudi Arabia and ignores human rights

At a camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan yesterday (13 March), a visitor expressed his shock at what he saw. It was, he said, an “unbelievable and heartbreaking situation”. The visitor was Charles Windsor, commonly called the Prince of Wales. His wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, praised the “strength of spirit” of the women refugees at the camp.
February 27, 2013

Activists to stage 'die-in' in Shoreditch to call for tough arms treaty

On Saturday 2 March up to 100 young people will take part in a ‘die-in’ in Shoreditch, east London to illustrate the deadly impact of the poorly regulated arms trade.
February 15, 2013

Ten years since the Iraq march: Living activism today

Ten years ago today, he joined millions of other people around the world in marching against the planned invasion of Iraq. This week, Symon Hill was effectively banned from his local branch of Costcutter for trying to buy newspapers. It’s been a strange decade, he writes.
February 13, 2013

Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers

Halting the use of child soldiers in conflicts is just one of a series of compelling reasons for states to adopt a strong Arms Trade Treaty.
January 15, 2013

Christianity, conscience and the European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights has rightly declared that Christians who object to same-sex relationships do not have the right to use their jobs to practise discrimination. A critic of the ruling has claimed that they should have the same rights as conscientious objectors in wartime. This attempted parallel is inaccurate and misguided.
November 30, 2012

Africa struggles with impact of small arms proliferation

Over 60 per cent of deaths in battle-related conflicts are caused by small arms, and billions of dollars are spent every year on small arms.