I'm in New York for final talks to agree the Arms Trade Treaty that I've been campaigning for for nearly twenty years. Two days ago things were looking as bleak as the weather here in NYC. The climate in the room for many of us was...

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After two decades of campaigning for tighter controls on the arms trade, it has come down to two weeks. As you know, I’m in New York for the final crucial talks to agree an historic international Arms Trade Treaty . If successful, this...

The trial of Guatemala's former dictator General Ephraim Rios Montt began last week with dramatic testimony. Please read this report from Carrie Khan. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/20/174812888/dramatic-testimony-marks-start-…...

Widney Brown, our Senior Director of International Law and Policy is with the Amnesty delegation at the UN, where states are negotiating the first ever Arms Trade Treaty. As the first week draws to a close at the Arms Trade Treaty...