Arms trade
Adopting an effective Arms Trade Treaty: A humanitarian imperative
In many parts of the world, weapons are easy to obtain and armed violence is pervasive as a result of the poorly regulated international trade in conventional arms
By Sir Nicholas Young | Notebook | Monday, 2 July 2012 at 4:00 am
Britain’s craven silence over Bahrain stinks of hypocrisy
The recent Grand Prix in Bahrain drew the world’s attention, but hardly for reasons that will be pleasing to the ruling House of Khalifa or their embattled government in Manama. The highly-visible anger of protesters prior to the race, directed both at the regime and Formula One, reminded the world that Bahrain is still a country in crisis, a nation in which a large portion of its citizens are still calling for full civil rights.
By Emanuel Stoakes | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 30 April 2012 at 4:35 pm
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