Impact of Gun Violence on the Health of Women and Children
by Dr. Bremley A. B. Lyngdoh | Published: Sunday, June 17, 2007
June 11 to 17 is observed all over the world as Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence. This article which forms a series of writings is to commemorate the Week of Action to inform the public of the extent of armed gun violence which is happening in India and the region and to urge world governments, including India to support the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
Every year, throughout the world, it is estimated that more than half a million people are killed by small arms and light weapons (SALW) in violent and conflict situations, and the deaths occur predominantly in the developing world. The proliferation of small arms light weapons and lack of control of arms trade is fuelling conflict, poverty, and rights abuses globally. Small arms and light weapons (SALW), or
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