by Control Arms | Nov 12, 2018 | News
The 73rd United Nations General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security (UNGA First Committee) concluded last week, ending a month-long negotiation on all things disarmament, including autonomous drones, anti-personnel landmines, cyber...
by Control Arms | Oct 23, 2013 | News
The ATT is the first treaty to ever include a specific provision on gender based violence, and as such is a very important precedent for other instruments. It requires States to take the risk of arms being used to commit acts of gender-based violence of violence...
by Control Arms | Mar 23, 2013 | News
Today, 91 countries spoke out on the importance of strengthening the criterion on gender-based violence in the Arms Trade Treaty in order to ensure that it is legally-binding and not subject to voluntary risk mitigation measures. Ahead of the release of the second...
by Control Arms | Mar 8, 2013 | News
This year, International Women’s Day takes place just before states meet at the United Nations in the Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty. Women and girls around the world suffer different and serious violations due to the proliferation and misuse of arms and...
by Control Arms | Apr 26, 2012 | News
As part of the “100 Days of Speaking Out!”, a countdown to the treaty negotiations, Control Arms will regularly feature stories and profiles of different people who support a bulletproof ATT. On April 23, the Philippine Action Network to Control Arms (PhilANCA) met...
