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| Site Additions: February 2006 |
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24 February
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Control Arms international film festival
A short film competition has been launched by the Control Arms Campaign in Spain. |
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Peacewatch
A new bulletin from our colleagues at GLED in Somalia has been released. |
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Report on G8 arms exports
The information on Japan in the 2005 Control Arms G8 report has been updated. |
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| 17 February |
Spate of family shootings by police in Argentina
In the past two months Argentina has seen at least 6 cases of current or former police officers committing family murder/suicides by firearm. One case that shocked the nation occurred in in Córdoba on 15 February, when a retired police officer killed his four children, aged 6-14, before turning the gun on himself. The next day a young police officer killed his girlfriend and himself in a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Buenos Aires. |
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West Africa: Report from activists at the ECOWAS Summit
Our colleagues in the West African Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA) have sent a report of their activities at the ECOWAS Heads of State Summit in Niamey (Niger), 12-18 January. They were campaigning for the adoption of a legally-binding ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms.
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Periscope
The latest issue of Periscope, the bulletin of Colonie des Pionniers de Développement (CPD)
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Swords into ploughshares
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) processes in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe are examined in a paper from the Institute for Security Studies, |
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| 17 February |
Sudan: Violations of UN arms embargo
Guns continue to flood into the Darfur region, violating the UN arms embargo, according to a report by UN Panel of Experts on the Sudan. |
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Valentine's Day and conflict diamonds
People buying diamonds as gifts for Valentine's Day (14 February) might be buying 'blood diamonds' and fuelling armed conflict. |
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Nepali women's peace rally report
Shantimalika (Women's network for peace) organised a women's peace rally in Kathmandu (Nepal), on 4 February |
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The demand dimension gains recognition
More than half the UN member states have recognised the need to address the problem of demand for weapons as part of UN small arms process, according to a new report by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). The report examines the attention given to demand issues at last month's PrepCom. |
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Kleinwaffen-Newsletter
Deuthsches Aktionsnetz Kleinwaffen Stoppen
The February small arms bulletin from DAKS is now available |
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"The government cannot protect its own citizens"
The latest bulletin from the Middle East and North Africa Action Network on Small Arms (MENAANSA). |
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| 3 February |
UN official calls for 'no arms to Africa'
A senior UN aid official has called for a global moratorium on arms sales to Africa during 2006, since these weapons are the root cause of 12.5 million people on the continent becoming displaced from their homes. Dennis McNamara, a special UN advisor on displacement, made the remarks in a news briefing on 2 February. |
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Launch of Control Arms China
We have photos and campaign materials from the national launch of the Control Arms campaign in Hong Kong on International Human Rights Day (9 December). |
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Mass shootings in Philippines and US
There were two mass shootings on Monday 30 January. At least 8 people were killed when a group of attackers opened fire in a hall in Balabagan (Philippines). In Goleta, California (US) a woman shot and killed 7 people before committing suicide by shooting herself. As we learn more about these tragedies, and how they could be prevented in future, we will include the information on our website. Some details have emerged about the US shooting. |
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Guatemala gun destruction
The Supreme Court in Guatemala held a gun destruction event on 2 February for some of the weapons seized during criminal proceedings. This policy has been promoted by IEPADES, the IANSA member on the National Commission. |
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Nepal: Rally for Peace
A peace rally was held in Kathmandu (Nepal) on 4 February by the Women's Network for Peace. |
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