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: Announcement: Launch of the IANSA Survivors Network
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It is with great pleasure that I officially announce to you the launch of the IANSA Survivors Network as a new space in our community to strengthen our advocacy for survivors’ rights and gun violence prevention, building on the long-term experience and efforts of survivors working with IANSA all over the world.
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FW: IANSA Update 26.01.12
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By: Ben Coetzee, Senior Researcher at Institute for Security Studies Transnational Threats and International Crime, Pretoria Office, 12 January 2012
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Encourage SA government to protect lives through arms trade control before UN negotiations
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While primarily focused on procedural matters, the gathering offers an important opportunity for governments and broader civil society to re-affirm and take additional steps toward achieving an ATT that brings real humanitarian benefits and protects lives and livelihoods around the globe.
Control Arms has developed a briefing paper, which highlights key goals for this meeting and is asking civil society across the world to make sure your government hears the message through direct lobbying; so Speak Out to Control Arms now, see – see http://www.controlarms.org/negotiations for more information.
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SA helps strengthen AU position against arms trafficking
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African Union Strategy on the Control of Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small
From 26-30 September 2011, the African Union met in Togo to discuss small arms control through the African Union Strategy on the Control of Illicit Proliferation, Circulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons and to develop an African Common Position on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
These African Union agreements are important because they represent consensus from the majority of countries of the African continent, and will form part of discussions and negotiations at forthcoming events on the UN Programme of Action on small arms, and the Arms Trade Treaty.
IANSA women formed part of the IANSA team of 13 members from South Africa, as well as Burkina Faso, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda and Zambia. They advocated for the inclusion of gender perspectives and the connection to gender based violence against women with measures on small arms control.
IANSA women lobbied hard and we can now celebrate two successes that support our work through the inclusion of the following text in each document:
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Draft African Union Common Position on an Arms Trade Treaty - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
3.3 Gender dimension: To promote and enhance the participation of all gender groupings especially women in the design and implementation of initiatives to fight proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons at all levels.
Parameters and Criteria
34. Conventional arms transfers shall not be authorized if they violate the objectives of an Arms Trade Treaty, as expressed in Article 25 of this common position, and will be assessed using the following parameters:
b) risk for the transfer to adversely impact on national, regional and international stability, peace and security and to provoke or fuel armed and sexual violence against women and children, and armed conflict;
35. In applying these criteria, the following shall be considered:
xi. whether the transfer would exacerbate gender based violence in violation of UN resolutions 1325, 1820, 1889
Information courtesy of IANSA Women’s Network.
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Man with disabled kids, killed in hijacking
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25 January 2012 - The Perpetrators fled only with Kemraj “Ash”;s frearm and the keys to the Taxi. Despite being armed he was unable to protect himself.
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Son arrested over dead dad's firearms
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12 Jan 2012 - A 37-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by the Hawks in Polokwane yesterday after he was found with five firearms and 331 live rounds of ammunition.
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2 poachers shot dead in Kruger Park
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12 January 2012 - Mbombela - Game rangers have shot dead two suspected poachers in the Kruger National Park, an official said on Thursday.
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Robber lies dead in driveway
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10 Jan 2012 - Suspected robber killed in Cresta Jan 2012
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Safety MEC gives gun gifts to kids
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21 December 2011 - The man tasked with keeping the Cape Flats safe has come under heavy criticism after handing out toy guns as presents to kids.
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Cop shoots wife twice in each thigh
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15 Dec 2011 - Johannesburg - A Sannieshof police officer shot his wife while their 8-year-old daughter was in the house, then turned the gun on himself in the early hours of Thursday morning, North West police said.
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Limpopo police seize 608 firearms
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14 Dec 2011 - Johannesburg - More than 600 people have been declared unfit to possess firearms in Limpopo, police said on Wednesday.
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Speak Out: Control Arms Now!
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Dear IANSA Members, Supporters and Friends,
On Wednesday 14 December Control Arms is launching the Speak Out: Control Arms Now! campaign
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Two die in shoot-out with police
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13 Dec 2011 - Johannesburg - Two men, wanted for murder, were killed in a shoot-out with police at a house in Amaoti, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Tuesday.
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Teen arrested for shooting farmer
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13 Dec 2011 - Johannesburg - A 17-year-old youth has been arrested for the murder of a farmer in Merweville, in the Western Cape, police said on Tuesday.
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Cops kill MEC’s bodyguard
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13 Dec 2011 - INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS
The driver and bodyguard of Gauteng Health MEC Ntombi Mekgoe was shot and killed by police at the weekend after he allegedly went on a shooting spree in Germiston.
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Father kills daughter’s alleged rapist
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An Ulundi policeman lost faith in the criminal justice system after his baby daughter was raped – and now he will spend the rest of his life in jail for murdering two fellow police officers and the alleged culprit.
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Teen dies after savage gang attack
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Sachin Solomons never woke up after gang attacked him.
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Motive for Jub Jub cop's murder unknown
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8 December 2011, Johannesburg - The motive for the killing of the investigating officer in the Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye murder trial was not known, Gauteng police said on Thursday.
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Tot hit after man wanting beers opens fire
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8 December 2011 - A Cape Town toddler is lucky to be alive after she was hit by a stray bullet inside her home.
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Hijacker shot in shoot-out with cops
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7 December 2011 - Durban - A man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a hijacking in Chatsworth, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
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Gun in victim's wrong hand raises alarm
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6 December 2011 - Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said the student constable was found with a gunshot in his head on December 1. "He had his service pistol in his hand and magazine with live rounds," said Mophiring.
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Cornered robber shoots self, cops say
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5 December 2011 - Pretoria - An armed robber killed himself after he was cornered by police in the Pretoria city centre on Monday, police said,
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'Zero tolerance for violence against women'
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25 November 2011 - United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has called for zero tolerance for violence against women, adding that the pervasiveness of violence against women poses a serious barrier to gender equality.
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guns are only for killing
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25 November 2011 - Richard Rudolph Namseb and Nelson Mubasen Eiseb were the best of friends. They had played together since childhood. They attended the same school and dropped out from Grade six together. On June 16, South Africa’s Youth Day, Namseb, Eiseb and two other friends were cleaning the car of one of Khorixas’s most popular politicians, Sebastian !Gobs, in their usual playful way when things took an ugly turn.
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16 days of activism
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24 November 2011 - South Africa will tomorrow join the rest of the world in observing 16 Days of Activism Campaign on No Violence against Women and Children for 2011. This initiative is endorsed by the United Nations and it takes place from the 25th of November (which is International Day of No Violence against Women) to the 10th of December (which is observed as International Human Rights Day).
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Suicides shock retirement village
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17 November 2011 - Life is slowly returning to normal following the suicide of a couple who were living at the Amandasig Retirement Village, but residents there are said to be shaken by the incident.
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5 robbers killed as cops foil cash heist
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8 November 2011 - Johannesburg - Five robbers and a bystander were shot dead when police foiled a heist in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, Eastern Cape police said.
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daily shootings in south africa
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8 November 2011 - Johannesburg - A man was shot dead and his friend was wounded when they were shot at after stopping at an apparent accident scene on the N14 highway near Diepsloot, Beeld reported on Monday.
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8 November 2011 - Pretoria - A woman was shot dead while driving in Faerie Glen, east of Pretoria, on Tuesday morning, Gauteng police said
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Dad mistakes daughter for intruder, kills her
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4 November 2011 - Johannesburg - A man appeared in the Mdutjana Magistrate's Court on Thursday in connection with the murder of his daughter, Mpumalanga police said
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Husband, wife found shot dead
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3 November 2011 - Domestic worker found her murdered employers at Verwoerdpark in Alberton. She found the couple tied up and shot in their house.
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Poor example at City Hall
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3 November 2011 - Lihle Barrington Khuzwayo, Umlazi ward 89 councillor was charged for the unlawful possession of a firearm with with council-supplied bodyguards.
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Gangsters shoot toddler in leg
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2 November 2011 - A one-year-old baby is the latest victim in yet another round of gang violence on the Flats.
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Cops Pounce just in Time
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1 November 2011 - Crime intelligence officers in a silver BMW 3 series spotted a silver double-cab Toyota on the corner of Church and Industrial streets, Mayfair, Joburg. They gave chase and the bakkie crashed into a traffic light after an exchange of gunfire between the police and suspects.
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New UN study shows murder rates highest in parts of the Americas and Africa
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Young men in Central and South America and Southern and Central Africa are most at risk of being killed in cases of homicide, while women face an increased likelihood of being murdered in domestic violence, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report unveiled today.
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Toy guns won't be fun in public
| 4 September 2011 - People carrying toy guns, knives or paintball guns in public to protect themselves could face fines or be jailed for up to three years. These proposals are contained in the draft Dangerous Weapons Bill which was gazetted on Friday for public comment. ...
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Bystander shot during dramatic chase
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1 September 2011 - Johannesburg - A man was killed and three others, including a police officer, were wounded during a shoot-out and high-speed chase near Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg on Thursday, Gauteng police said.
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Grandpa saves kids from suicidal dad
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29 August 2011 - Johannesburg - A man’s apparent plan to commit a family murder was foiled when his father-in-law refused to let him take his children home with him.
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Six arrested for shooting at cops
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27 August 2011 - Johannesburg - Six people were arrested in two separate shoot-out incidents in the Western Cape, police said on Saturday.
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Calistoga Police and Fire Log: Toy guns not for playground
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Police get tough on firearm controls
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Pretoria - The Police Ministry, in efforts to improve firearm control and curb losses, has tasked the Police Inspectorate with monitoring the South African Police Service’s firearm management.
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GFSA Statement in regards to the “Radio 702” report
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“As Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) we are committed to reducing and preventing gun violence in South Africa."
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Firearms Appeal Board
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The Secretariat of Police is seeking applications for five positions on the Firearms Appeal Board. See attached advert.
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time magazine article regarding gun-violence in the u.s.
| In response to the Tucson shootings. Nationally, less than 1% of all gun deaths involve self-defense; the rest are homicides, suicides and accidents. In a study of 23 high-income countries, the U.S. had 80% of the gun deaths, along with a gun homicide rate nearly 20 times higher than the rest of the sample. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042357,00.html |
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GFSA welcomes SAPS accountability for SAPS firearms
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Police officers who continuously and recklessly lose their firearms will be fired from the South African Police Service (SAPS). This is a stern warning from the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa; as part of the improvement measures around firearms control within the SAPS.
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A Motorcade for Safety through Diepsloot – 27th November, 2010
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After months of planning meetings, an excited group of participants assembled at the Dieplsoot Extension 4 Taxi Rank at 8am on 27 November 2010.
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GFSA INVITES NOMINATIONS FOR THE GFSA BOARD
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gfsa applauds high court judgment
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Cape High Court Judgment = Major Victory for the Firearms Control Act
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MINISTER MTHETHWA APPLAUDS INANDA FIREARM THEFT SENTENCING
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DURBAN – 04 June 2010. The Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa today applauded and welcomed the harsh sentence given to one of the persons who was involved in the Inanda police station firearm theft in the past weeks.
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Remarks by Minister Of Police, E.N. Mthethwa - 2 Nov 2010
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Remarks by Minister of Police, E.N. Mthethwa, MP to the
National Press Club on the current challenges affecting the
SAPS firearms application and licensing processes
Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria
02 November 2010
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS AS REPORTED IN GAUTENG PRESS FROM JANUARY 2011 TO 22ND NOVEMBER 2011.
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IANSA Update 08.12.11
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• Canada: Remembering the victims of the ‘Montreal Massacre’
• New Amnesty International report: US exported weapons to Egypt, despite killing of protesters
• Norway: Justice Department Committee proposes new, tighter gun law
• India: IANSA member nominated for public service award
• Other news: Call for contributions to report on gun violence survivors; Increase in explosions at munitions storage sites.
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IANSA Update 15.09.11
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• US: 100 people shot in one week in New York City
• Netherlands: Minister announces plans to ban semi-automatic rifles
• Pakistan: Government launches new gun licencing system
• Western Balkans: Officials trained in stockpile security
• Other news: Children's disarmament guide now in English; Estimating civilian gun ownership; Design competition to prevent violence against women; UN Security Council action points for September; Job with IANSA; Receive the IANSA Update in Portuguese
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IANSA Update 01.09.11
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• Bahrain/Russia: Russian arms sales to Bahrain highlight need for a strong Arms Trade Treaty
• Argentina: Disarmament campaign targets high number of gun deaths
• Norway: Police calls for ban on replica guns
• Central African Republic: IANSA member dies
• Other news: Swedish campaign against arms transfers to dictatorships; Slideshow on demobilisation of armed groups in DR Congo; SIPRI yearbook summaries now translated
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IANSA Update 04.08.11
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• Norway: Licenced gun-owner shoots and kills 69
• Malawi: Amnesty International condemns use of firearms against protesters
• India: IANSA member granted ‘Real Hero’ award
• US: Stray bullets kill or injure 317 people in a year
• Other news: New IANSA Women’s Network bulletin; Article on Canada and the ATT; Training for Africa NGOs on international and regional human rights mechanisms; Job at Amnesty International
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IANSA UPDATE 26.05.2011
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• Brazil: 500 guns collected in two weeks during national disarmament campaign
• Jamaica: IANSA members at religious conference for peace
• Canada: IANSA Women at Nobel Women conference on sexual violence
• Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence 2011: Tell us about your plans
• Other news: IANSA secretariat at conference on masculinities and violence; Amnesty International Annual Report; 'No women, no peace’ campaign video; Youtube videos from inside US gun shows; Global Peace Index (GPI) 2011; Article about firearms and suicide prevention; The trail of a weapon trafficked from US to Mexico
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IANSA Update 05.05.11
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• Global campaigners call for action on Syria
• Argentina: IANSA members support national disarmament campaign
• US: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issues ranking of state gun laws
• Australia: New research confirms success of Australian gun law
• Uganda: EEANSA regional meeting on the UNPoA Meeting of Governmental Experts (MGE)
• Other news: Play about school shooting in Germany; Small arms discussed at Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Panama; New ‘Peace Practitioners Database’; Report on US Firearms Trafficking to Mexico; UN Security Council Monthly Action Points
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IANSA Update 14.04.11
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• Brazil: Viva Rio react to proposed referendum on gun sales ban
• US: Brady Campaign launches offensive on 'assault clips'
• Mali: National project for 'Schools without arms'
• Australia: 10 000 surplus police guns to be sold on US civilian gun market
• Other news: Debate with women raped at gunpoint in Rwanda; Seminar on the ATT in the Swedish Parliament; Article on arms control and violence against women; Statement on draft arms trade law in France; NISAT blog on arms exports to Libya; Small Arms Survey paper on trade in surplus ammunition
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IANSA UPDATE 07.04.11
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• Brazil: 11 killed and 18 injured in Rio de Janeiro school shooting
• World Health Day: IPPNW say 'Guns are bad for health'
• UK: Control Arms campaigners call for review of arms exports to Middle East and North Africa
• Papua New Guinea: Gun violence threatens security ahead of elections
• Other news: Seminar on youth, gender and security in Brazil, Conference on Sexual violence in DR Congo; Fundació per la Pau video for Global Day of Action on Military Spending; Regional seminar on armed violence in South and Southeast Asia; Research note on Private Security Companies and firearms stockpiles.
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IANSA UPDATE 17.03.11
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* Germany: Remembering the victims of the Winnenden mass shooting
* Amnesty International calls for urgent action on Bahrain
* US: Brady Campaign reacts to President Barrack Obama media release on gun laws
* Other news: National Forum in illicit arms trafficking in Peru; Exhibition on the human cost of arms proliferation in India; Report on armed violence prevention in Burundi; New briefing on gun policy in the US; Blog on the ATT negotiations in French; Job at Amnesty International UK; Crisis Group report on Cote d’Ivoire
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IANSA UPDATE 10.02.11
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* IANSA signs Memorandum of Understanding with UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
* Canada: Gun laws effective in preventing homicide
* Southern Sudan: Minister shot and killed
* Argentina: Singer backs national campaign for disarmament
* Other news: Expert workshop on the ATT in East Africa; Regional Seminar on Armed Violence in Nepal; ‘Arms Down!’ Campaign video; Norwegian Church Aid campaign for better controls on arms exports; New SIPRI paper on South African arms exports
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IANSA Update 27.01.11
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* Argentina: 140,000 guns will never be fired again
* Brazil: Sou da Paz launches plan for arms control
* Mali: WAANSA condemns gun attack on French Embassy
*Americas: Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay and The Bahamas sign OAS agreement
* Other news: Mayors Against Illegal Guns; new report on Karamajong region; open letter to UN on UN SCR 1325; IANSA member awarded the Pearson Peace Medal
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Gun Free South Africa are exploring the role and potential impact of mass media messaging for reducing gun violence in South Africa. We are doing this in partnership with the creative agency Young and Rubicam (Y&R). So far the results have been extremely positive. One of the campaigns has recently won a prestigious ‘Loerie Award’. Check out the campaign on YouTube: YouTube - Umshini Wakho-free South Africa of guns!
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Soweto Youth Campaign
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From 10 June to 7 July 2010 Gun Free South Africa participated in a campaign to raise awareness about gun violence and alcohol. Please click here for full story and to view newspaper article click here
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Bushbuckridge - A 22-year-old man from Mpumalanga was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment after he was found guilty of possession of an unlicensed firearm in the Mhala Regional Court.
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Schools must be Firearm Free Zones
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The recent spate of gun violence at Kondelani Junior Secondary School in Soshanguve is a terrible tragedy that could have been prevented.*
•On Monday 15 November 2010 the school’s Social Worker Rachel Maikabi was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend Itumeleng Dlamini who then shot and killed himself.
•Simon Mthimunye was shot and killed by a stray bullet while waiting to register his niece and nephew for social grants.
•On Tuesday 16 November 2010 Dlamini’s three friends arrived at the school with their guns, and barged into classrooms looking for Maikabi’s new lover.
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House where boy was killed at sleepover held 22 guns
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Gun control: Crime and the registry
| 30 July 2011 - MONTREAL - There are two basic crime scenes when it comes to gun violence in Canada. One involves weapons that are traceable - sometimes using the $1 billion long-gun registry that is likely to be scrapped by the Conservative government this fall, as promised. The other - far more common - involves guns that are not traceable because they are not registered, the registration number was erased or the guns used to kill are never found. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Does+control+save+lives/5182760/story.html |
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Rev. Dr. Peter Storey,
Dr. Margaret Nash
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