by Raluca Muresan | Mar 27, 2012 | News
“Un traité sur le commerce des armes est important pour moi parce que, comme enfant soldat au Burundi, j’ai remarqué la façon dont le trafic illicite d’armes est dangereux. J’ai survécu à de nombreux incidents causés par les armes. J’ai perdu beaucoup d’amis à cause...
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 26, 2012 | News
“For in the time that it has taken us to do this difficult work, millions of civilians have been killed by small arms and light weapons flowing unrestricted across borders, most of them into the developing world. Many thousands of child soldiers have been armed....
by Raluca Muresan | Mar 16, 2012 | News
Every day our TV screens are full of images of the horror of Homs and other cities in Syria where civilians are being abused and killed. Despite worldwide condemnation, the abuse continues, and appallingly, arms and ammunition that are being used to commit human...
by Raluca Muresan | Feb 18, 2012 | News
Thousands suffer daily from impact of poorly regulated arms trade while governments quibble over UN procedures In the time that procedural talks have taken place this week, an estimated ten thousand people will have lost their lives to armed violence according to the...
by Raluca Muresan | Feb 17, 2012 | News
New York – Talks that have been taking place all week at the UN on a global treaty to regulate the arms trade are in danger of derailment over disagreement on procedure. Diplomats have been trying to agree the rules of procedure for a month-long negotiation conference...
by Raluca Muresan | Feb 15, 2012 | News
Today, Control Arms representatives addressed UN delegates to make the case for a comprehensive bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty. The speakers represented the diversity of the coalition, and spoke on a range of subjects. Jeff Abramson, Director of the Control Arms...
