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Photo exhibition promotes Arms Trade Treaty at the UN | Amnesty ...
30 October 2009

A photo exhibition compiled and staged at the UN by the Control Arms Campaign aims to influence negotiations for an effective International Arms Trade Treaty.

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US Joins Arms Trade Treaty Talks, But At High Price | Amnesty ...
15 October 2009

NGOs welcome US support but warn that proposal to give every Member State veto power would weaken not strengthen future Treaty.

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Guinea: Military and police weapons transfers must be suspended ...
8 October 2009

Amnesty International has called on all states to suspend internationalsupplies of military and police weaponry, munitions and other equipmentthat could be used ...

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UN event hears the need for human rights in global Arms Trade ...
8 October 2009

More than 100 government officials from around the world attended anevent at the United Nations where Amnesty International launched a newbriefing on the arms trade ...

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Stopping the Terror Trade: How human rights rules in an arms trade ...
5 October 2009

An effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) should be one that helps to protect lives, livelihoods and rights. The treaty should protect the ability of states to lawfully ...

Report       ACT 30/006/2009

USA: Stun weapons: Recommendations to the US authorities on their ...
1 October 2009

More than 360 people have died in the USA since 2001 after being shocked by police Tasers. Medical examiners have listed Tasers as a cause or contributing factor ...

Document       AMR 51/111/2009

Israel leaves crucial questions unanswered as Goldstone report ...
30 September 2009

The Israeli authorities must disclose details of the internalinvestigations they have carried out into the conduct of the Israeliarmed forces, Amnesty International ...

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Irene Khan urges US government to examine Goldstone report ...
18 September 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General has urged the White House to refer the report on violations of international law committed in Gaza to the UN Security ...

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France: Police ill-treatment in France: Hakim Ajimi
1 September 2009

Abdelhakim Ajimi died in the city of Grasse in 2008, after being restrained by police officers during arrest. In March 2009 five police officers involved in the ...

Document       EUR 21/011/2009

Over 500 families in São Paulo left homeless after forced ...
28 August 2009

Following a large-scale police operation, the families are now sleeping under plastic sheeting on land opposite the site of theeviction. They are without food or ...

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