UN: Final push will bring landmark Arms Trade Treaty into force

Headline Title: UN: Final push will bring landmark Arms Trade Treaty into force 03 June 2014 Rapid progress has been made in the year since the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened for signature at the United Nations in New York, and a surge of further ratifications will soon activate the treaty this year, helping to save millions of lives and protect human rights, Amnesty International said as it marks the anniversary of the treaty signing on 3 June. The historic treaty has now been signed by 118 states and will become legally binding international law shortly after…

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