Hopes raised for strong Arms Trade Treaty

Headline Title: Hopes raised for strong Arms Trade Treaty 27 July 2012 The slideshow requires JavaScript and the Flash Player. Get Flash here. // The prospect of reaching a historic global deal to end the devastation caused by the irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade has moved a step closer, Amnesty International said. A final draft of an Arms Trade Treaty [ATT] text was published at the UN in New York on Thursday. It addressed a number of potentially serious flaws contained in a previous text. The White House and other major powers, including the United Kingdom and France…

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