by Raluca Muresan | Jul 6, 2015 | News
Governments, members of civil society, and UN officials have gathered in Geneva for the final preparatory meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty. The event is the final in a series of informal and formal meetings, meant to agree on the details of how the Arms Trade Treaty...
by Raluca Muresan | Jun 18, 2015 | News
Peru signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on September 24, 2013. Although this was a monumental step for the Treaty, ratification is critical in order to integrate the goals of the ATT into widespread practice. The Institute of Security and Human Rights (ISDH) with...
by Raluca Muresan | Jun 4, 2015 | News
As the last preparatory meeting is coming up in Geneva in July 2015, Control Arms, in cooperation with Permanent Peace Movement/ Lebanon (PPM) joined efforts to promote the ATT in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region during the month of May. So far, six...
by Raluca Muresan | May 22, 2015 | News
“As you take to the vote, think of the mothers who live in continuous fear that rebels, terrorists, or militant gangs will attack their homes and steal, abuse, rape, kidnap their children, and sell into slavery their daughters. Think of the displaced, of religious...
by Raluca Muresan | May 21, 2015 | News
Barbados and Dominica have become the 68th and 69th countries to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty. Their ratifications guarantee them full decision making powers at the First Conference of States Parties and will bring the total number of CARICOM States Parties to 12. All...
by Raluca Muresan | May 19, 2015 | News
Nearly one week ago, Karamoko Diakite addressed the UN Security Council as part of an open debate on small arms and light weapons. He spoke on behalf of global civil society and the countless victims of armed violence around the world. His powerful story was...
