Control Arms

This event is hosted by Control Arms, Global Exchange, Stop US Arms to Mexico, and the Forum on the Arms Trade. It will be held in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.

Join expert panelists to discuss the implications of The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion on “The Responsibility of States in the Field of Human Rights with regard to the Illegal Trafficking of Firearms." Please register below - us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

❗️ Event announcement ❗️ Exploring the Implications of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion on Responsibility and Illegal Trafficking of Firearms 1:00 to 2:30pm ET on Thursday 21 May 2026

2025 saw global military spending surge to $2887 billion, read the report from @SIPRIorg here - sipri.org/media/press-re… #MilitarySpending #GlobalSecurity #Geopolitics #NATO #WorldEconomy #ArmsTradeTreaty #ArmsTrade #ReduceHumanSuffering #UnitedNations

Control Arms statement on Arms Transfers to the Middle east. #ArmsTradeTreaty #ArmsControl

The tools consist of a flowchart and checklist, distilling the key elements of articles 6 and 7. We welcome any feedback users may have.

🔔 Control Arms, with the generous support of the Government of Ireland, has created new tools to support implementation of Articles 6 and 7 by the broadest possible range of States Parties. 🔔 Find the resources here - controlarms.org/research-and-r…

Josh Ruebner, Policy Director at IMEU Policy Project

📣 An important interview from Forum on the Arms Trade 📣 - Josh Ruebner, Policy Director at IMEU Policy Project, speaking on Congressional efforts to stop the delivery of weapons to Israel. youtube.com/watch?v=5cWPAM…

The Arms Trade Treaty was established to create a regulated arms trade that would not allow this to happen, and it must be taken seriously. #SudanConflict #Sudan #ArmsTrade #ArmsTradeTreaty

A complicated net of international backers and illicit arms transfers have allowed this conflict to sustain, breaching the arms embargo on Darfur and willingly contributing to the immense human suffering taking place.

The 15th of April sees Sudan enter the fourth year of its current civil war, in that time developing into arguably the most severe, yet under-acknowledged, humanitarian crisis faced globally today.

🚨 Just hours after the world cautiously welcomed news of a US-Israeli ceasefire with #Iran, in #Lebanon the nightmare for civilians has become more terrifying. Today has been the deadliest day since the latest round of fighting began on 2 March with an intense barrage of air strikes carried out across south Lebanon, the Beqaa valley and in crowded civilian areas in central #Beirut – many without warning. Hospitals have put out calls for blood donations, overwhelmed by the number of injured arriving. We reiterate the urgent need #Israel to uphold its obligations under international humanitarian law and ensure civilians are protected. Israel has an appalling track record of carrying out unlawful attacks in Lebanon and displaying a callous disregard for civilian life, fueled by the impunity Israeli officials feel they enjoy. 🔗 Read more: amn.st/6012B6xnYr

European Banks investment into tech firm Palantir continues to skyrocket, despite major Human Rights concerns. People must be put over profit, and huge investment into lethal AI tech must stop. #Palantir #PeopleOverProfit #ArmsTradeTreaty #Gaza #Ukraine

Genocide is occurring in El-Fasher. Last year, 10,000 people were massacred in two days. The flow of arms into Sudan must be stopped, the Arms Trade Treaty must be taken seriously. theguardian.com/global-develop… #ArmsTrade #ReduceHumanSuffering #Sudan #ArmsTradeTreaty #SudanConflict

...Lebanon, reinforce the urgent need for component-producing and exporting states to apply the provisions of the ATT more rigorously and systematically to the international transfer of parts and components." #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty #ReduceHumanSuffering

Speaking at the ATT Working Groups on behalf of Control Arms, on the issue of parts and components, Elizabeth Kirkham stated - "In recent weeks, the use of F-35s in an expanding range of regional strikes, including attacks on Iranian civilians and renewed bombardment of...

The ATT is designed as a preventative mechanism. Consequently, the obligation to conduct due diligence does not end once a decision to transfer weapons has been made or a contract has been concluded; it is an ongoing responsibility on both states and industry.

Thanks very much to Control Arms Member - Geoffrey Duke and author of the ATT commentaries - Stuart Maslen for joining the discussion on Article 7.7 of the ATT at the Working Groups today! #ATT #ArmsTradeTreaty #ReduceHumanSuffering