Amnesty heads to the Foreign Office to talk about arms
Today an army of school and university students descend on Westminster to meet Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt, and get some answers on their questions around the arms trade treaty.
What does a bullet proof Arms Trade Treaty look like? We’d like to see a Treaty which prevents the transfers of arms likely to be used for human rights abuses, covers all types of arms deals at every level. We want a Treaty which can be brought into force now, and not in years’ time!
- Students are coming from around the country to be able to get some answers to their questions about a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty:
Bus has set off, I'm officially en route to @AmnestyUK's #upinarms tomorrow. Campaigning for a bulletproof arms trade, worth a 9 hour bus!- Today we're in Westminster with 150 youth and student members, campaigning for the #ArmsTreaty yfrog.com/ocys1xxj #UpInArms
- Whilst our event today doesn't officially start until 1pm, some school and university students have already been meeting their MPs - both this morning and back in their constituencies.
Having met @MRitchieMP I can say she will strongly push for the #ArmsTreaty within the UK government! Dedicated MP #upinarms @AmnestyUK- A powerful start to the day's events from activist David Grimason. David's been campaigning for arms controls since his family were tragically caught up in an incident in Turkey, when his son was killed by an illegal firearm:
Listening to David Grimason's personal story from @AmnestyUK's #UpinArms - A reminder of the reality of the #ArmsTrade http://pic.twitter.com/XN2pxCyd
David Grimason's son Alastair was killed by illegal guns in Turkey! It's why we need an #armstreaty! #upinarms http://pic.twitter.com/yuNdNUSZ- Everyone in the room was incredibly moved - hear some of their reactions...
- ..then read his story below and tweet @amnestyuk with your own
Fathers back gun treaty campaignThe fathers of two murdered children have helped launch a campaign to call for tighter global gun sale controls. Oxfam and Amnesty Intern...- David's tragic experience has made him a powerful supporter of a bullet proof Arms Trade Treaty and his campaigning has taken him around the world.
"Where do these guns come from? They are not made here." a Kenyan villager asked Oxfam supporter David grimason #armstreaty #upinarms- Amnesty's expert on the arms trade, Oliver Sprague joined David for a Q&A - both offering some pretty horrific truths.
Oliver from Amnesty "Weapons in the wrong hands contribute to very serious human rights violations". #UpInArms #armstreaty- And those big numbers making a big impact on the young people here.
- Next up, students tell us about the campaigning they've been doing around the country - some great work!
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Beelzebub666The conference was really fantastic and hopefully the treaty shall be signed!2012-06-21T21:10:57.796Z
- Beelzebub666The conference was really fantastic and hopefully the treaty shall be signed!2012-06-21T21:10:57.796Z
