Tagged: Control Arms

Lydia shares her story of armed violence with Helen Mirren

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Watch Lydia share her story of armed violence with Helen Mirren, then join the Control Arms Campaign's call for a strong Arms Trade Treaty.

Control Arms reaction to delay in Arms Trade Treaty Talks

Media Reaction

Artists write to UN leader Ban Ki-moon on “a matter of life and death”

Press Release

International artists including Keira Knightly, Yoko Ono, Scarlett Johansson, Coldplay, Tim Roth, Annie Lennox and Kevin Spacey have joined forces to demand governments take immediate action to help improve regulation of the international arms trade.

The Final Countdown

Policy Paper

Sales of parts for weapons must be as tightly regulated as sale of weapons themselves

Press Release

The prospective new international Arms Trade Treaty must regulate the sale of parts and components being used to maintain or manufacture deadly weapons and military equipment, according to a new report by Oxfam.

Piecing it all together

Policy Paper

Arms Trade Treaty long overdue, as new research shows billions spent on illicit weapons deals by states under embargo

Press Release

Every minute, one person is killed by armed violence. Photo:Crispin Hughes/Oxfam

More than $2.2 billion worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 by countries operating under arms embargoes, according to new figures released today by international humanitarian agency Oxfam.