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‘You had the feeling that you were mopping the floor when the tap was open. One moment you disarm a group, and then a week later the same group has fresh arms and ammunition’. ...

MSF vaccination used as bait in attack on civilians: Seven Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) vaccination sites, where thousands of civilians had gathered, came under fire during attacks by the Congolese army against the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, Democratic...

Watch Naomi's story and take action to STOP the killing in #DRCongo: Naomi Daniela is 45 years old and lives in Eastern Congo: “One night those men came and grabbed my husband from our house. I tried to stop them. ...

Eastern DR Congo: Surge in Army Atrocities : Human Rights Watch report on conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Most victims women, children & elderly. Some were decapitated, others chopped to death” Act now: sign the petition

UN Starts World's First #ArmsTreaty: Will It Work?: Evelyn Leopold writes on Huffington Post

U.S. Agrees To Negotiate International #ArmsTreaty : ConflictVoice blogger Jen Nedeau on the outcome of the last few weeks talks at the UN on the Arms Trade Treaty

What it looks like when 153 countries vote YES to start #armstreaty negotiations:

Les principes généraux du Traité pour le Commerce des Armes: Une explication des principes généraux du Traité pour le Commerce des Armes more about “Les principes généraux du Traité pour…”, posted with vodpod

Today at the United Nations after years of discussions and debates, the vast majority of governments – 153 in total - agreed a timetable to establish a “strong and robust” Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with the “highest common standards” to control international transfers of conventional arms. There is...

Stop the Killing in the Congo. Watch the video and sign the petition to the members of the UN Security Council NOW

Angolagate : un premier signe de justice: À la lecture du verdict énoncé le 27 octobre par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris, concernant les transferts d’armes en direction de l’Angola, on peut se dire que la justice est en marche….

Arms Trade Treaty – the beginning of the end?: This week states will take a potentially historic vote at the UN. They will decide whether to launch formal negotiations on an international Arms TradeTreaty to regulate the global arms trade.

Diretamente da ONU: momento histórico para o Tratado de Controle sobre o Comércio de Armas: Dentre os inúmeros processos diplomáticos que se desenrolam este mês nos agitados corredores e plenários da ONU em Nova York, talvez o que mais chame a atenção é o chamado “ATT”. O Tratado d...

Angolagate : Charles Pasqua condamné à un an de prison ferme: Les jugements du procès de l’Angolagate, une affaire de vente d’armes de guerre à l’Angola dans les années 1990, ont été rendus, mardi 27 octobre, par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris. L’ancien mi...