Author Daniel Mack Daniel Mack is Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, Arms Control, Instituto Sou da Paz, São Paulo, Brazil. This article first appeared on the website The Small Arms Monitor: …
Violence begets violence
“It is after the attack that the village received guns for its defence. But then the threat to the village was greater. Why? The [rebels] would like to capture the …
Canada’s international firearms commitments
Author Kenneth Epps Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, June 21, 2012 Thank you for the invitation to address the Standing Senate Committee on the …
A glaring omission: Landmark UN Resolution 1325 on women and peace makes no reference to small arms and light weapons
Author Maribel Gonzales The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2012 Volume 33 Issue 1 United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, unanimously adopted in 2000, was a turning point in how the …
Bill C-19 and Canada’s international firearms commitments
Author Kenneth Epps Speaking notes for the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, November 22, 2011 Thank you for the invitation to address the Standing Committee on Bill …
Guns and doctors
When I was raising my kids, my pediatrician talked to me a lot about safety issues: having the proper car seat, “childproofing” my house, having CO2 and smoke detectors. He …
CARICOM Declaration on Small Arms
At the end of their annual summit this week, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states issued a declaration on small arms and light weapons (SALW). This is a highly significant …
Talking Crime in the Caribbean with Francis Forbes: An Interview
The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2010 Volume 31 Issue 4 Gang and organized crime-related activities, including drug trafficking accompanied by epidemic levels of gun violence, threaten the democratic fabric of the Caribbean …
Project Ploughshares Alerts Prime Minister to International Implications of Bill C-391
Open letter on Bill C-391, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (registration of firearms). September 14, 2010 Prime Minister Stephen Harper Michael Ignatieff, Leader of …
Gender and the UN Programme of Action: Including All Voices
Author Maribel Gonzales The Ploughshares Monitor Autumn 2010 Volume 31 Issue 3 The 2001 UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light …