Time to bite the bullet on the global arms trade

Headline Title: Time to bite the bullet on the global arms trade 27 June 2012 It’s time to end irresponsible arms transfers that fuel serious human rights abuses – that’s the message from hundreds of thousands of Amnesty International activists before final negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) begin at the UN next week. On Wednesday a petition will be handed over as part of a day of action in more than a dozen cities worldwide to demand that governments deliver an effective ATT with strong human rights protections. From Times Square to Tel Aviv, and Morocco to Australia, planned…

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