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World powers urged to support a robust Arms Trade Treaty
Arms supplied by the world’s major powers are among those contributing to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and blighting the livelihoods of millions of people every year, Amnesty Internat
Arms supplied by the world’s major powers are among those contributing to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and blighting the livelihoods of millions of people every year.
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VIDEO: CassetteBoy & Amnesty International vs. the Arms Trade
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“It’s clear that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are responsible for the lion’s share of arms deals across borders – and so collectively they must shoulder the greatest burden in bringing the poorly regulated global arms trade in check”
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Helen Hughes, researcher on arms transfers
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Ma, 12/03/2013
“While it won’t be a panacea for all of the world’s misuse of arms, if we get a strong Arms Trade Treaty it will be an important step towards achieving much more security and human rights protection for billions of people who today live in fear”
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Brian Wood, Head of Arms Control and Human Rights
Date:
Ma, 12/03/2013
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Massive arms bazaar in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Trade Treaty talks
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Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers
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News story, 11 February 2013
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The ‘big five’ in Arms Trade Treaty negotiations
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Briefing
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Arms control and human rights
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Tratado sobre el Comercio de Armas: mensaje desde la línea de fuego
Nadie conoce mejor los demoledores efectos del comercio mundial de armas que quienes viven y trabajan en primera línea del conflicto armado y en zonas asoladas por la violencia administrada desde l
Nadie conoce mejor los demoledores efectos del comercio mundial de armas que quienes viven y trabajan en primera línea del conflicto armado y en zonas asoladas por la violencia administrada desde los cañones de las armas pequeñas.
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Congo (Kinshasa)
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“Estoy convencido de que un Tratado Internacional sobre el Comercio de Armas reduciría significativamente las violaciones graves de derechos humanos y contribuiría a una reducción general de los conflictos y su intensidad.”
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Mujahid Alam , general de brigada (retirado)
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Control de Armas y Derechos Humanos
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Women speak up for an Arms Trade Treaty
It is estimated at least half a million people are killed with guns every year and on average a further 200,000 men, women and children die as an indirect result of armed conflicts and violence tha
At least 200,000 people die every year as an indirect result of conflicts frequently fuelled by the uncontrolled flow of small arms. Many of them are women. Three activists spoke to Amnesty International about the importance of an international Arms Trade Treaty.
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Between 794,000 and 1,115,000 people died as a direct result of armed conflicts between 1989 and 2010.An estimated average of at least 200,000 people die every year as an indirect result of armed conflict.An estimated 42 per cent of global murders are committed by individuals and criminal gangs using firearms.Only 35 countries publish reports on international transfers of conventional arms and only 25 provide data on actual deliveries.In 2010, the total value of global international conventional arms transfers worldwide, as recorded in national statistics, was approximately US$72 billion.Sources: UN, TransArms, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Geneva Declaration
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Message from the front line: Adopt a strong arms treaty ‘before millions more die’
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Feature, 6 March 2013
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Arms control and human rights
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Siria: De los "Días de ira" a un conflicto feroz
En ningún lugar como en Siria ha sido tan alto el costo humano de los levantamientos de la "Primavera Árabe".
Dos años después de que se produjesen las primeras revueltas en Siria, hemos hablado sobre la situación del conflicto con Cilina Nasser, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional, y con Donatella Rovera, asesora general sobre situaciones de crisis.
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Dos años después: El conflicto de Siria en cifrasDesde que comenzó el conflicto han muerto más de 60.000 personas.Más de 700.000 personas han huido buscando refugio en las vecinas Jordania, Líbano, Turquía e Irak, y a otros países del norte de África.En el interior de Siria hay al menos dos millones de personas desplazadas.Más de la mitad de todas las personas sirias refugiadas en Jordania, Líbano, Irak y Egipto son niños y niñas. La cabeza de familia de uno de cada cinco de estos grupos familiares refugiados es una mujer.Aproximadamente 23.500 ciudadanos sirios solicitaron asilo político en la UE entre abril de 2011 y octubre de 2012. De esas solicitudes 15.000 se presentaron en Alemania y Suecia.Todas las cifras se basan en cálculos de la ONU realizados en enero de 2013.
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Siria
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“Los civiles son, sin duda, los que pagan el precio más alto. Pierden la vida, la familia, brazos, piernas, hogares, negocios y propiedades.
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Donatella Rovera, asesora general de Amnistía Internacional sobre situaciones de crisis
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Página sobre Siria
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Más información sobre el trabajo de Amnistía Internacional sobre Siria.
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De los "Días de ira" a un conflicto feroz
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Versión completa (en inglés) de este artículo en la revista The Wire.
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Arms Trade Treaty: Message from the front line
No one knows the global arms trade’s devastating effects more vividly than those who live and work on the front lines of armed conflict and in areas ravaged by violence delivered from the barrels o
No one knows the global arms trade’s devastating effects more vividly than those who live and work on the front lines of armed conflict and in areas ravaged by small arms violence.
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Mujahid Alam
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Congo (Kinshasa)
3° 51' 51.318" S, 23° 6' 54.8424" E
“I strongly believe that an international Arms Trade Treaty would significantly reduce serious human rights violations and contribute to a general reduction in conflicts and their intensity”
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(Retired) Brigadier General Mujahid Alam
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Arms control and human rights
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From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict - Two years of turmoil in Syria
Nowhere has the human cost of the “Arab Spring” uprisings been higher than in Syria.
Two years since the Syrian uprising began, we speak to Amnesty Researcher Cilina Nasser and Senior Crisis Advisor Donatella Rovera about the conflict so far.
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Two years on: Syria’s conflict in numbersMore than 60,000 people have been killed since the conflict began.More than 700,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and North African countries.At least two million people are displaced inside Syria.Over half of all Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt are children. One in five of these refugee households is headed by a woman.Approximately 23,500 Syrian nationals applied for asylum in the EU between April 2011 and October 2012. 15,000 of these applications were lodged in Germany and Sweden.All figures are based on UN estimates from January 2013.
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“Civilians are undoubtedly the ones paying the highest price. They are losing their lives, their relatives, their limbs, their homes, businesses and property.
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Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Adviser
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More of Amnesty International's work on Syria
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From 'Days of Rage' to raging conflict
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Read the original version of this feature in Wire magazine
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يكشف بازار الأسلحة الضخم المقام في أبو ظبي ضعف محادثات التوصل إلى معاهدة تجارة الأسلحة
صرحت منظمة العفو الدولية إنه يتعين على الصين، والولايات المتحدة، ودول الاتحاد الأوروبي المصدرة للسلاح أن تحرص على عدم وصول الأسلحة إلى البلدان التي يمكن أن تشهد استخدامها
يتعين على الدول المصدرة للسلاح أن تحرص على عدم وصول الأسلحة إلى البلدان التي يمكن أن تشهد استخدامها في ارتكاب انتهاكات لحقوق الإنسان
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الإمارات العربية المتحدة
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“إن التشكيلة الواسعة من الأسلحة التقليدية التي يجري عرضها في معرض الأيديكس هذا الأسبوع تتناقض تناقضاً صارخاً مع النطاق الضيق للبنود التي تقترح الولايات المتحدة والصين وغيرهما من الدول إخضاعها لضوابط مسودة معاهدة تجارة الأسلحة
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برايان وود مدير برنامج الرقابة على الأسلحة وحقوق الإنسان بمنظمة العفو الدولية
Date:
Me, 20/02/2013
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Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers
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News story, 11 February 2013
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Arms control and human rights
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Los países exportadores de armas deben garantizar que ninguno de los tratos que se cierren en la feria internacional de armas de Abu Dabi contribuye a que se cometan abusos graves contra los derechos humanos.
China, Estados Unidos, los Estados de la UE y otros países exportadores de armas deben garantizar que ninguno de los tratos que se cierren en la feria internacional de armas que se celebra esta sem
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Massive arms bazaar in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Trade Treaty talks
China, the USA, EU states and other arms-exporting countries must ensure that any deals brokered at an international arms fair in Abu Dhabi this week do not result in weapons reaching countries whe
Arms-exporting countries must ensure that any deals brokered at an international arms fair do not contribute to serious human rights abuses.
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IDEX arms bazaar
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United Arab Emirates
24° 27' 13.7412" N, 54° 24' 35.244" E
“The wide array of conventional weapons being displayed at IDEX this week stands in sharp contrast to the narrow scope of items proposed by the USA, China and other states for the draft Arms Trade Treaty”
Source:
Brian Wood, Amnesty International’s Head of Arms Control and Human Rights
Date:
Me, 20/02/2013
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Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers
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News story, 11 February 2013
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Arms control and human rights
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Darfour : violations imputées à des garde-frontières
Les informations indiquant que des membres des forces de sécurité soudanaises ont pris part à des attaques ayant fait près de 200 morts près d’une mine d’or dans le Darfour au mois de janvier
Les informations indiquant que des membres des forces de sécurité soudanaises ont pris part à des attaques ayant fait près de 200 morts près d’une mine d’or dans le Darfour au mois de janvier doivent donner lieu de toute urgence à des enquêtes.
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Soudan
15° 35' 17.0016" N, 32° 32' 3.0012" E
“Le gouvernement soudanais doit immédiatement enquêter sur les informations faisant état de l’implication de membres des forces de sécurité dans des attaques visant des civils, et veiller à ce qu’ils ne prennent part à aucune autre agression.”
Source:
Audrey Gaughran, directrice du programme Afrique d’Amnesty International.
Date:
Me, 30/01/2013
