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Mar 28 2013 1:42PM
Arms Trade Treaty history - twenty years in the making?

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...

Mar 28 2013 10:43AM
[CHRB] Uyghurs Harshly Punished on Political Charges (3/21-27, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing March 21-27, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention 20 Uyghurs Harshly Sentenced for “Inciting Splittism” Death Penalty Chinese NGO Publishes 2012 Report on Capital Punishment in China Special Notice CHRD Makes...

Mar 26 2013 10:47AM
Minister Alistair Burt shares his thoughts on the Arms Trade Treaty

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...

Mar 26 2013 9:37AM
Genocide trial in Guatemala begins with dramatic testimony.

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-…...

Mar 23 2013 2:16PM
Are states getting cold feet as Arms Trade Treaty talks hot up?

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...