MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union
MISSING PIECES - Inter-Parliamentary Union
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ANNEX 5<br />
and of his family, including . . . medical<br />
care and necessary social services, and<br />
the right to security in the event of . . .<br />
disability . . . or other lack of livelihood<br />
in circumstances beyond his control.”<br />
<strong>Inter</strong>national Covenant on Economic,<br />
Social and Cultural Rights, 1976<br />
Convention for the Rights of Persons<br />
with Disabilities<br />
Article 12(1): “The States Parties to the<br />
present Covenant recognize the right<br />
of everyone to the enjoyment of the<br />
highest attainable standard of physical<br />
and mental health.”<br />
Adopted by General Assembly on 13<br />
December 2006, guarantees the same<br />
rights to disabled people currently<br />
allowed to the rest of the population.<br />
Regional level<br />
EU Joint Action on Small Arms and Light<br />
Weapons, 1998 (amended in 2002)<br />
Encourages EU funding of victim assistance<br />
programmes (Article 6.1).<br />
Taking weapons out of circulation<br />
Global level<br />
Regional level<br />
EU Joint Action on Small Arms, 1998<br />
Bamako Declaration on an African<br />
Common Position on the Illicit Proliferation,<br />
Circulation and Trafficking of<br />
Small Arms and Light Weapons, 2000<br />
OSCE Document on Small Arms and<br />
Light Weapons, 2000<br />
OSCE Best Practice Guide on Small<br />
Arms in Disarmament, Demobilisation<br />
and Reintegration Processes, 2003<br />
Calls on EU members to promote the<br />
collection of surplus weapons, their<br />
safe storage, and effective destruction.<br />
(Article 4c) Also provides for financial<br />
and technical assistance to affected<br />
countries.<br />
Recommends that Member States<br />
develop programmes for weapons<br />
collection, as well as the destruction<br />
of surplus stocks.<br />
Includes provisions on management,<br />
collection and destruction of small<br />
arms surplus.<br />
Reference guide providing general<br />
standards for processes relevant to DDR,<br />
especially disarmament and the control<br />
over small arms in DDR processes.<br />
Justice and security sector governance<br />
Global level<br />
Universal Declaration on Human<br />
Rights, 1948<br />
Article 3: “Everyone has the right to<br />
life, liberty and security of person.”<br />
Article 8: “Everyone has the right to<br />
an effective remedy by the competent<br />
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