UN: States must urgently shore up ‘serious deficiencies’ in draft arms treaty text - 25 مارس 2013

Headline Title:  UN: States must urgently shore up ‘serious deficiencies’ in draft arms treaty text Serious deficiencies in a new draft Arms Trade Treaty text would fail to preven Serious deficiencies in a new draft Arms Trade Treaty text would fail to prevent arms transfers to countries where they could be used to commit or facilitate summary and arbitrary killings, torture and enforced disappearances. Media Node:  ATT White House protest Twitter Tag:  ArmsTreaty Story Location:  United States 40° 28' 49.3716" N, 74° 8' 8.6712" W See map: Google Maps “The deadline is rapidly approaching for diplomats to agree decent rules to prevent the unlawful killing, grave abuses and devastation caused by the reckless international arms trade – governments need a wake up call to get their diplomats to shore up these serious deficiencies in the latest draft” Source:  Brian Wood, Head of Arms Control and Human Rights at Amnesty International “The whole purpose of a global Arms Trade Treaty is to end the body bag approach – to nip armed violence in the bud and to prevent serious violations of human rights by cutting off the irresponsible arms supplies that fuel them” Source:  Brian Wood المسار:  Arms proliferation and abuse shatter communities in Côte d'Ivoire الوصف:  News story/report, 20 March 2013 المسار:  UN: Don’t waste historic chance for a lifesaving Arms Trade Treaty الوصف:  Press release, 12 March 2013 المسار:  Arms Control and Human Rights