Control arms
Control Arms is a campaign by three non-governmental organizations that want to work worldwide for a strictly controlled use of weapons , especially small arms . With public relations and lobbying is attempted arms trafficking to enforce agreements. The campaign was started on October 9, 2003 by Amnesty International , iansa and Oxfam .
Control Arms slogans include: B. "It's time for an Arms Trade Treaty" or "Stop the terror trade" ("Stop the terror trade").
Million Faces
The Million Faces is a collection of photos of people who gave their approval to the campaign with their image, as in a signature campaign. By June 26, 2006, 1 million people had had their picture taken for this. On that day the petition was also handed over to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Proponents and their pictures are collected both on the Internet and at information booths.
Arms Trade Treaty
The main objective of the action was the implementation of a worldwide arms trade agreement, the Arms Trade Treaty . Numerous states, including the EU , have publicly given their approval for such an agreement. On April 2, 2013, with few exceptions, the UN states passed such an arms trade agreement.
See also
Web links
- Control Arms website (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)