Latest on Armed Violence
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Weapons of Violence
3 JunThe impact of escalation of force on civilians in Iraq
As Bradley Manning’s trial goes underway, AOAV remembers some important stories Wikileaks exposed.
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Counting the Cost
3 JunOutline template for national reports on security and armed violence prevention and reduction
This outline provides examples of the type of information that can be used by countries when completing the national report.
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Supporting Victims
31 MayReclaiming the protection of civilians under International Humanitarian Law
A summary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s conference.
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Policy positions: Weapons of Violence
28 MayUN: Start Pursuing a Permanent Ban on Killer Robots
All states should implement UN report recommendations as first step towards ban.
Armed Violence Under Scrutiny
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Weapons of Violence
31 MayShould bomb-making websites be treated with the same disgust as child pornography?
Debate rages about child porn sites, not bomb-making web pages.
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Counting the Cost
3 JunConcept note: National reports on security and armed violence prevention and reduction
This initiative works to increase the number of countries producing regular national reports on security and armed violence prevention and reduction.
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Supporting Victims
29 MayWhere has the money gone? Victims of armed violence struggle for help despite Mine Ban Treaty
AOAV reports from this week’s Intersessional Meeting of the Mine Ban Treaty in Geneva.
What do we do?
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Weapons of Violence
AOAV monitors the impact of different weapon technologies, exposing wrong-doing in the arms trade and pushing for tighter regulation of weapons of violence.
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Counting the Cost
AOAV believes that recording armed violence is an important step in reducing it. We aim to persuade governments to produce regular national reports on armed violence and to comprehensively record casualties.
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Supporting Victims
AOAV works to uphold the rights of victims of armed violence and engages with those most likely to be exposed to violence - including those who may perpetrate it.