by Raluca Muresan | Feb 23, 2015 | News
Control Arms members gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to demonstrate that there’s a better use for steel than weapons and ammunition. Campaginers are in Port of Spain for the First Preparatory Meeting toward the First Conference of States (CSP) Parties to the Arms...
by Raluca Muresan | Feb 6, 2015 | News
In a previous post, we congratulated the German government on halting arms exports to Saudi Arabia. However, it turns out that the Bild am Sonntag report that was at the root of this story was excessively optimistic. Further investigations have revealed that rather...
by Raluca Muresan | Jan 30, 2015 | News
Switzerland became the 62nd country to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty on 30 January when Ambassador Paul Seger deposited their instrument of ratification at UN headquarters. Switzerland is the first state to ratify the ATT since it entered into force and became...
by Raluca Muresan | Jan 27, 2015 | News
UPDATE: Changing circumstances on German arms sales to Saudi Arabia Germany has made a decision to halt all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major arms exporter to do so. In 2013, Germany sent more than US$400 million worth of arms to a country that...
by Raluca Muresan | Jan 16, 2015 | News
UPDATE: Changing circumstances on German arms sales to Saudi Arabia Germany has made a decision to halt all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, becoming the first major arms exporter to do so. In 2013, Germany sent more than US$400 million worth of arms to a country that...
by Raluca Muresan | Dec 24, 2014 | News
Control Arms welcomes the entry into force of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 December. The rapidity with which this has occurred – only 21 months since the Treaty opened for signature – demonstrates the global political momentum and importance of this groundbreaking...
