2012 (41)
  • Jul 27 2012
  • 3:24pm
The day an #ArmsTreaty becomes a reality?
Whenever David Grimason poignantly recounts the personal tragedy of how his two-...
  • Jul 25 2012
  • 4:42pm
Guns, gorillas and bananas*
I think that gorillas are some of the most fascinating animals ever.  When ...
  • Jul 24 2012
  • 5:20pm
In just four days, will we see... an #armstreaty?
Four days to go, and I’m almost bursting with anticipation.  As firew...
  • Jul 13 2012
  • 3:21pm
Bloody scenes from Syria remind us why we need an effective #armstreaty
This morning I volunteered to write Amnesty’s press blog because there&rsq...
  • Jul 10 2012
  • 3:46pm
Looks can be deceiving. Thankfully justice is blind (or at least ought to be)
The first thing that struck me about the images of Thomas Lubanga coming out of ...
  • Jul 10 2012
  • 10:00am
South Sudan - one year old and already afflicted by a human rights crisis
It is a year since South Sudan gained its independence from neighbour Sudan, but...
  • Jul 2 2012
  • 5:03pm
Let the #armstreaty negotiations begin!
Today marks the start of key negotiations for an international Arms Trade Treaty...
  • Jun 28 2012
  • 1:10pm
Weapons that pass through under the radar
So we’ve blogged quite a lot recently about guns, tanks and other such wea...
  • Jun 25 2012
  • 6:43pm
UK policing may take a shocking turn for the worse
Today I had a rather amicable chat with a representative from the police force.&...
  • Jun 20 2012
  • 9:52am
Students are #upinarms in Westminster
When you see a swarm of young people making a bee-line for one place in a hurry,...

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