Reflection on the 15th EU Consolidated Report on arms export
Brussels 24/03/2014 Campagne tegen Wapenhandel – Wendela de Vries
COARM-NGO meeting
Thanks to the organisers for this opportunity to reflect on the…
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Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) is a group of independent researchers and activists on arms trade, the arms industry and lobbying. Stop Wapenhandel advocates sustainable security, not based on military power and deterrence but on solving the causes of insecurity.
Stop Wapenhandel is part of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) and the Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice working group.
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