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Aug 11 2006 3:30PM
Andizhan Massacre

A peaceful protest ended up with hundreds dead. Amnesty International pressed for an investigation of the fatal violence. The government of Uzbekistan rejected all calls for an independent, international investigation into what...

Aug 9 2006 5:14PM
Control Arms: Why stop at a million?

I am pleased to see that the counter is still going up for the number of people who have joined the Million Faces petition.

Aug 9 2006 2:57PM
Export of arms

MPs highlight loopholes in UK arms legislation:"The MPs have asked the Government to explain why exports of weapons are granted to destinations listed as 'countries of concern' in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Report on...

Aug 7 2006 12:56PM
Peaceful mass protest leads to massacre

Trawling through history that should not be forgotten I have come up with an event in August 1819, in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England. It started with a peaceful gathering of about 50 000 people, radical protesters. One...

Aug 6 2006 4:55PM
Global arms treaty: when?

The Control Arms campaign in a statement dated 24 July, 2006 welcomes Arms Trade Treaty proposal. Ambassadors of seven countries, including the United Kingdom, have written to all governments to try to keep going towards the goal of an...