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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Gun control and the speech Obama hasn’t given
There is less than a week to go before world leaders meet at the United Nations to negotiate an international Arms Trade Treaty. If delivered effectively, the Arms Trade Treaty has the potential to save lives and prevent human rights abuses. 85% of all killings documented by Amnesty International involve the sort of weaponry which could…Continue reading Gun control and the speech Obama hasn’t given
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