MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union

ANNEX 5
Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court, 2002
Agenda for Humanitarian Action,
adopted by the 28 th International Conference
of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent, 2003
Gives the Court jurisdiction for the
prosecution of serious violations of
IHL in the case of protracted armed
conflict between governmental authorities
and organised armed groups or
between such groups (article 2f)
Calls for training in IHL and human
rights law to be encouraged for organised
armed groups, where appropriate
(Action 2.3.3)
Regional level
EU Joint Action on Small Arms and
Light Weapons, 1998 (amended in
2002)
Provides that the EU shall “aim at
building consensus” on a commitment
by exporting countries to supply small
arms only to governments (either
directly or through duly licensed entities
authorised to procure weapons on
their behalf). In 2002 the Joint Action
was amended to include ammunition.
Motivations and means: Addressing the demand for small arms
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, 1948
UN Millennium Development Goals,
2000
Agenda for Humanitarian Action,
adopted by the 28 th International Conference
of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent, 2003
Article 28: “Everyone is entitled to a
social and international order in which
the rights and freedoms set forth in
this Declaration can be fully realized.”
Development goals set for 2015 in the
areas of poverty, hunger, education,
gender equality, child mortality and
maternal health, HIV/AIDS and other
diseases, environmental sustainability,
and development cooperation.
Calls for states to strive to reduce the
demand for weapons by promoting a
culture of tolerance and establishing
educational programmes or similar
initiatives among the civilian population
(Action 2.3.4)
Regional level
EU Joint Action on Small Arms and Light
Weapons, 1998 (amended in 2002)
Includes a commitment to challenge
and reverse ‘cultures of violence’ by
enhancing public involvement through
public education and awareness programmes
(Article 3g)
Women, men and gun violence: Options for action
Global level
Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW), 1979
Defines what constitutes discrimination
against women and sets up an
agenda for national action to end such
discrimination.
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