We could be on the cusp of an historic milestone in global human rights protection. After nearly twenty years of campaigning by Amnesty International supporters and others worldwide, a vote at the United Nations in New York in a few hours’ time will determine if the world is to get an Arms Trade Treaty. Here is the…Continue reading The long journey towards an Arms Trade Treaty
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Syria, Northern Ireland and the UN Prep Com on the Arms Trade Treaty
The final United Nations Preparatory Committee on the Arms Trade Treaty gets under way later today in New York. This opinion piece, published in Friday’s Belfast Telegraph, explains why it is important that UK government leadership on this issue does not falter now. The news from Homs is bad. Hundreds killed in the last few…Continue reading Syria, Northern Ireland and the UN Prep Com on the Arms Trade Treaty
Victory! Ulster Bank owner RBS in cluster bombs u-turn
Ulster Bank owner RBS has performed a big u-turn on its investments in makers of cluster munitions. The change comes after a period of intense campaigning by Amnesty International. Normally we tend to be reluctant to claim direct successes for our work, knowing that many variables are at work and that many people and groups…Continue reading Victory! Ulster Bank owner RBS in cluster bombs u-turn