Control Arms campaign for tougher controls on the arms trade

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About the Campaign

Thousands of people are killed, injured, raped, and forced to flee from their homes as a result of the unregulated global arms trade. The Control Arms campaign is calling for an international, legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty to ease the suffering caused by irresponsible weapons transfers.

Since its beginning in October 2003, Control Arms has gathered the support of over one million people worldwide. In December 2006, 153 governments voted at the United Nations to start work on developing an international Arms Trade Treaty.

Now we need your support to make sure it's effective. Join us.

Rights Not Guns for Zimbabwe

African trade unions, citizen groups, and church organisations have launched a campaign to stop arms from fuelling the Zimbabwe crisis. Control Arms has joined with a global coalition to build support throughout Africa and round the world. Immediately freezing arms transfers is a concrete step leaders can take to help bring justice to Zimbabwe. Add your name to the petition now

Parliamentarians: Support the Arms Trade Treaty

Control Arms has launched a Parliamentarians' Declaration which calls on governments to move quickly towards the negotiation of a tough ATT. We want to gather the signatures of at least 5000 parliamentarians and hand them over to the UN next year. You can read the full declaration and sign up online here.

Campaigners welcome Gordon Brown's commitment to arms controls but are concerned loopholes remain

The Control Arms campaign welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to tightening UK arms controls, which he made in his Lord Mayor's speech last night. Extending export controls means UK citizens will no longer be able to sell small arms and light weapons to the world's worst conflict zones merely by running their business outside the UK's jurisdiction. More