Tag Archives: Armed conflict

“I want my country back”

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

A young woman from Eritrea describes how her country’s joy of independence was smothered by a political stranglehold that is still keeping thousands of people locked up. “We are moving back to our home country, it’s a beautiful place – … Continue reading →

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Prevention is better than cure

Posted on 23 March 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Alberto Estévez, Advocacy Coordinator on the Arms Trade Treaty, International Secretariat of Amnesty International It’s crunch time for human rights. On Friday evening New York time the second draft of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was made public in … Continue reading →

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Biting the bullet – why the Arms Trade Treaty must regulate ammunition

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International “When she came out she was covered in blood. There are two bullets still in her head.” No mother should ever have to utter such a chilling line about her child. But … Continue reading →

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Why there is no peace time for women

Posted on 12 March 2013 by Conor Fortune

Widney Brown is senior director for international law and policy at Amnesty International. She will attend the diplomatic conference on the arms trade treaty taking place in New York this month. That women and girls are singled out during armed … Continue reading →

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Aleppo’s river of death

Posted on 11 March 2013 by Ben Davies

By Donatella Rovera Aleppo’s Kweik river, keeps washing up the bodies of men and boys who have been shot in the head at close range. Some have their hands tied behind their backs, some have marks suggesting torture. All eventually … Continue reading →

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