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Politicians from All Irish Parties Support Call for Global Gun Trade Treaty
17 September 2008
Irish Times (Dublin)
Politicians from all the main parties have given their support to a global campaign to ban the sale of arms to conflict zones such as Darfur and Burma, where they are likely to be used for violations of human rights.
Launching a report which details the catastrophic effect of unrestrained arms trading on human rights in conflict zones, Amnesty International said 56 TDs, senators and MEPs had signed a parliamentary declaration supporting a comprehensive Arms Trade... (GunPolicy.org)