proliferation

Arms Transfer Decisions: Considering Development

Ian McClelland — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:07:06 +0000

The devastating impact of armed violence around the world is well known.

West African arms transfers controls will be toughest in the world

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:10:31 +0000

By agreeing to stringent new controls on the proliferation of small arms that have fuelled years of conflict, West Africa has shown itself to be a global leader in the fight to stop

Bullet trade out of control, fuelling conflict and human rights abuses

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:28:25 +0000

New report on global bullet trade includes research showing new ammunition supplies widely available on Baghdad black market

The Call for Tough Arms Controls: Voices from Sierra Leone

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:44:46 +0000

The recent Hollywood film Lord of War depicted an arms broker who did not care who bought his guns, as long as somebody was buying.

The Call for Tough Arms Controls: Voices from The Democratic Republic of Congo

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:22:34 +0000

The war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has cost millions of lives. Hundreds of thousands of people have been shot dead.

The Call for Tough Arms Controls: Voices from Haiti

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:46:27 +0000

Armed violence continues to ravage the lives of many people in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, despite the presence of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

2006: Critical year for achieving Arms Trade Treaty

Noirfatom — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:22:12 +0000

Governments must kick start negotiations on an international Arms Trade Treaty this year, the Control Arms Campaign said today as the UN launched its first major review of small arms

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty

Ian McClelland — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:54:13 +0000

There is an imperative need for an international Arms Trade Treaty, based on fundamental principles of international law, to reduce the human cost of arms proliferation, prevent unscrupulous weapon