Latest Updates
Press Release
March 27, 2013
It is encouraging that the final draft of a groundbreaking U.N. Arms Trade Treaty forces states to assess the risk of human rights violations before allowing arms sales to go ahead.
Report
March 19, 2013
The irresponsible and illegal supply of weaponry and munitions to the warring parties in Côte d’Ivoire has continued for over a decade.
News
March 17, 2013
World leaders must address the poorly regulated global arms trade that fuels grave human rights abuses of tens of millions of people and claims countless lives each year, Amnesty International said fr...
News
March 7, 2013
At least 200,000 people die every year as an indirect result of conflicts frequently fuelled by the uncontrolled flow of small arms. Many of them are women. Three activists spoke to Amnesty Internatio...
More Amnesty News and Multimedia
Music and the Arts
Musicians and artists worldwide have been a vital part of Amnesty International's global
efforts to bring human rights to every man, woman and child in the world.