At the Vienna conference 'Humanity at the Crossroads,' states and civil society built momentum to ban autonomous weapon systems. See Laura Varella's report for details! 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmament-fo…

#ActionAtTheCrossRoads #AWS #AWS 2024 #StopKillerRobots

Our 'Week in Arms Trade Publications' #newsletter is now out! We've compiled publications about transparency in military spending, arms to Israel, #EWIPA , South Africa, & information on upcoming events and more!
Read it here: mailchi.mp/forumarmstrade…
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Last week, survivors and activists met with states in Oslo to demand an end to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, which is causing grave harm to civilians across the world. Laura Varella has the scoop! 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmament-fo…

#StopBombingCivilians #EWIPA

3/ Read Ray Acheson and Laura Varella Reaching Critical Will 'Briefing Paper for States that have Endorsed the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Regarding Israel’s Use of Explosive Weapons in Gaza'
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As states and civil society convene for disarmament meetings in April, Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has gone on for six months. In this edition of our E-News, we highlight work towards stopping the arms trade, the use of explosive weapons, and more. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/newslette…

Ahead of the meeting in Oslo next week about implementing the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas, we have published recommendations for endorsing states in relation to Israel's use of explosive weapons in Gaza. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publ…

The Human Rights Council has adopted a new resolution condemning Israel's use of explosive weapons and calling for all states to end arms transfers and military support to Israel. Patrizia Scannella from WILPF's Human Rights team has the scoop: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

Last week, United Nations Human Rights Council finally responded to the dire situation in Gaza. Its resolution goes to the heart of WILPF’s longstanding demands: an end to arms transfers to Israel. Halting arms transfers is about legal compliance & a moral imperative.

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'A Legal Duty and a Moral Imperative: the UK Must Halt its Arms Transfers to #Israel ,” we emphasise on the eve of #HRCttee 🇺🇳review of how the #UnitedKingdom complies with its obligations under the #ICCPR .

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Last week's UN meeting on autonomous weapon systems showed that most diplomats and activists want to move now to ban killer robots. But a few want to build them. Get the detail with our latest report: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

#CCWUN #KillerRobots #StopKillerRobots

Arms exports to #Israel that would be used in #Gaza likely to violate international humanitarian law and must stop immediately, UN experts warn: 'All States must do their part to urgently end the unrelenting humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza':

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Yesterday's Arms Trade Treaty meeting on 'current and emerging implementation issues' covered a lot of ground, including the arms industry, gender-based violence, and arms transfers to Israel. Check out our latest report for the details: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

Today, Arms Trade Treaty members discussed arms transfers to Israel. Due to time limitations, WILPF was not able to deliver its statement, so we are publishing it online. Under international law, including the ATT, states must stop arming Israel. 📜: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

Illicit arms threat human rights and gender equality, but they are rarely discussed within the Human Rights Council or the CEDAW Committee. Join us at 13:15 today at the CICG to discuss how we can better leverage the Arms Trade Treaty to change that 🇨🇱🇲🇽🇵🇦

On Monday, 19 February, Palestine, Lebanon, + Mauritania held a virtual informal consultation about arms transfers to Israel, to inform the Arms Trade Treaty working group meeting on Wednesday. Read our report on the consultation in the latest ATT Monitor: reachingcriticalwill.org/disarmament-fo…

Ahead of the Arms Trade Treaty working group meeting later this week on implementation issues, which will include a discussion about arms transfers to Israel, we have published a briefing paper for delegations. All states must stop arming Israel. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/publ…

The challenges of the world are demanding new approaches to current crises: is FFP up to the task?

Join us for a conversation about #WPS & #FFP with Chiara Capraro 🍉 Ray Acheson Ana Velasco Azza Soliman, chaired by our own DetmerYensKremer

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Ahead of the UN Human Rights Committee's review of the United Kingdom, WILPF, Al-Haq الحق, and ISHR wrote a joint submission urging an immediate end to arms transfers to Israel, which violate international law and make the UK complicit in genocide: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

Join an online panel hosted by Control Arms and INEW this Thursday. We will discuss the transfer and use of explosive weapons in Gaza and examine civilian harm through a variety of lenses.

Learn more about the event and register for it here: civiliansinconflict.org/blog/the-trans…

📍 The Transfer and Use of Explosive Weapons in the Gaza War

Thursday, 15 February, 9:00-10:30 ET/15:00-16:30 CET

Join us for an online panel discussion on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and civilian harm from the extensive use of #EWIPA

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