On International Human Rights Day (10 December), Amnesty International has launched 'make some noise', using the songs of John Lennon to promote human rights including the Control Arms campaign for a global Arms Trade Treaty to stop guns getting into the hands of human rights abusers.

From the streets of Jamaica to the jungles of Colombia, the global suffering caused by the AK-47 assault rifle has recently been the focus of a series on the BBC World Service. Click here for more information.

On 9 January 2006, the world's governments will begin a series of meetings at the United Nations in New York (US) to agree on measures to prevent gun proliferation and misuse, culminating in a world summit on small arms in June 2006.

Click here to support the campaign by joining the Million Faces petition.