Campaigns

On this page you will find information and news about IANSA Campaigns. Scroll down for a calendar of upcoming events.

UN Small Arms Process

MGE 2011 - Side event - Why Traces Fail – Challenges involved in issuing and responding to tracing requests

A summary report of the side event 'Why Traces Fail – Challenges involved in issuing and responding to tracing requests' held on 10 May 2011.

MGE 2011 - Summary Report: Plenary Session: Morning - 10 May 2011

A summary report of the main points of the morning session on Tuesday 10 May at the Open-Ended Meeting of Governmental Experts, 9-13 May 2011.

MGE 2011 - Side event - Applying the Mark: A meeting on the practicalities of marking firearms and ammunition

A summary report of the side event 'Applying the Mark: A meeting on the practicalities of marking firearms and ammunition' held on 9 May 2011.

Disarm Domestic Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

An International campaign for the Elimination of Violence against Women is under way.

Israel: Newly proposed law threatens efforts to control small arms in security industry

In Israel, a newly proposed ‘Security Services Law’ threatens an existing, though un-enforced, clause of the Firearms Law that restricts security guards from taking their guns home. If the proposed law were implemented it would automatically allow security guards to take their guns home whilst off-duty.

Argentina: Guns used in more than half of all murders of women

Nearly 60% of women murdered in Argentina from 1997 to 2010 were killed with a gun, according to IANSA member Asociación para Políticas Públicas (APP).

The Arms Trade Treaty

New IANSA Womens Network position paper on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

The IANSA Women's Network has released its latest position paper, ‘The Arms Trade Treaty: An Important Opportunity to Prevent Gender Based Violence at Gunpoint’

Control Arms nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Control Arms has been nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize by the International Peace Bureau (IPB). Control Arms is a global civil society alliance launched jointly in 2003 by IANSA, Amnesty International and Oxfam to advocate for a strong Arms Trade Treaty.

Control Arms: Nearly 150 Members of Parliament sign declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Nearly 150 Members of Parliament worldwide have signed the Parliamentarian Declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty. According to the Control Arms Secretariat, “Support from parliamentarians is critical to our long-term success

Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

Week of Action 2011 - Report from MAMAN, Sudan

The Human Security Initiative Organization (MAMAN) in Sudan, organised several events during the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2011, including a discussion forum on small arms and a moving theatre in the state of Khartoum.

Dominican Republic: IANSA member interviews victims of armed domestic violence

The Caribbean Institute for the Rule of Law (ICED), an IANSA member in the Dominican Republic, has released the results of a survey on the impact of firearms in domestic violence against women.

Military, religious groups meet with IANSA members in Central African Republic

From 22-28 June, IANSA member Mur-Africa Universel held a series of successful events in the Central African Republic, including meetings with military officers, the Muslim community, a Catholic and a Baptist Church.

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