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Support a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty

This year we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to save hundreds of lives. In July world leaders will meet in New York to draw up an historic document: the first ever international Arms Trade Treaty. Get it wrong and we may never get another chance to put it right. The final preparatory meeting before the deciding negotiations is just weeks away.  We want David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg to publicly commit the UK to leading the way in securing a robust Treaty. But we need your help.

Egypt Ramy Raoof 70Latest on Egypt: Football fans in Cairo were at the centre of violent scenes last week. Were the outbursts secretly encouraged by Egypt's military forces? Read blog

Protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square hold aloft
a cut-out of SCAF leader Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egypt,
18 November 2011. � Mohamed Ali Eddin/DemotixAction for Egypt: Since the January 25 revolution last year, the army has subjected 12,000 civilians to military trials for crimes like 'thuggery' and 'breaking curfew'. Ask the military to respect human rights

Jenni Williams from Women of Zimbabwe Arise
(WOZA)Women's rights: Since 2003 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise have been arrested, harassed and severely beaten by police for providing women with a united voice. End the harassment

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