USA set to sign Arms Trade Treaty

Headline Title:  USA set to sign Arms Trade Treaty 24 September 2013 Following reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will sign the Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of the USA on Wednesday morning, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said:“This is a milestone towards ending the flow of conventional arms that fuel atrocities and abuse. The USA is the world's largest arms dealer, but has so far had a mixed record of suspending arms supplies on human rights grounds. “We now need to see this commitment by the US - and the 86 other countries that have signed the Arms…

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