Control arms
Control Arms is campaign run jointly by Amnesty International, International Action Network on Small Arms and Oxfam International. We are calling for a global, legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to stop weapons being used to fuel conflict, poverty and human rights abuses.
Current events
The campaign in brief
- One person dies every minute as a result of armed violence.
- Light weapons kill more than 800 people every day.
- There is no comprehensive international agreement governing the transfer of arms. By contrast, there is a legally-binding global treaty governing the transfer between countries of items such as dinosaur bones and old postage stamps.
All governments are partly responsible for this situation. The Control Arms campaign asks States to reinforce the controls on arms sales.
Take action
Recent news
- New Oxfam report: Dying for Action - Decision time for an urgent, effective Arms Trade Treaty
2009-10-07 - Arms trade: ‘It is time to end the slaughter’ says Desmond Tutu
2008-10-21
Popular consultation
In 2007, Oxfam-Québec and Amnesty International presented the Results of the popular consultation on the International Arms Trade Treaty .
- Press release (in French only)
- Résultats de la consultation populaire (in French only)
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