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    More than 500,000 people die each year due to misuse of arms, with one death every minute. This document discusses the human costs of the arms trade, including violations of civil, political, social, and economic rights through war, crime, torture, and denial of aid and education. The largest arms exporters are the US, UK, France, Russia, and China, which are also permanent members of the UN Security Council, and arms mainly flow from wealthy Western nations to the developing world to sustain conflicts. The document calls for countering the culture of violence and encouraging dialogue as alternatives to conflict and arms proliferation.

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    More than 500,000 people die each year due to misuse of arms, with one death every minute. This document discusses the human costs of the arms trade, including violations of civil, political, social, and economic rights through war, crime, torture, and denial of aid and education. The largest arms exporters are the US, UK, France, Russia, and China, which are also permanent members of the UN Security Council, and arms mainly flow from wealthy Western nations to the developing world to sustain conflicts. The document calls for countering the culture of violence and encouraging dialogue as alternatives to conflict and arms proliferation.

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    More than 500,000 people die each year due to misuse of arms, with one death every minute. This document discusses the human costs of the arms trade, including violations of civil, political, social, and economic rights through war, crime, torture, and denial of aid and education. The largest arms exporters are the US, UK, France, Russia, and China, which are also permanent members of the UN Security Council, and arms mainly flow from wealthy Western nations to the developing world to sustain conflicts. The document calls for countering the culture of violence and encouraging dialogue as alternatives to conflict and arms proliferation.

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    Militarization

    The Human Cost of Arms

    The Right to Life


    More than 500,000 people are estimated to die each year from misuse of arms. Thats 1 person every minute. War, crime, genocide, death squads, organized crime.

    Violations of Civil and Political Rights


    Torture and Arbitrary Arrest Sexual violence Psychological Trauma Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Abduction, Hostage-Taking, Disappearances. Silencing Opposition

    Violations of Social and Economic Rights


    Denial of aid Denial of Livelihoods Denial of Health Care Denial of Education

    Human Development Costs


    (Please see handouts)

    Arms Exports

    (biggest exporters by value)


    USA - $14 billion UK - $4.6 billion France - $3.4 billion Russia - $3.4 billion China - $.5 billion

    These five countries are the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council!

    Arms Imports
    Latin America - $.7 billion Africa - $ .9 billion Asia - $ 8 billion North Africa/Middle East - $12 billion

    In other words, arms flow from the first world to the third world that allow them to sustain conflicts! (see map)

    Trivia
    Only one country listed by the UNDP as high human development was experiencing conflict in 2005:

    Israel

    Beyond De-escalation of Armed Conflicts


    Countering the culture of violence: re-sensitization to violence (media) Refusal to patronize war toys Internal disarmament (Dalai Lama) speech, attitude, behavior, etc. Encouraging dialogue as a way of life

    Be the change you wish to see in the world.

    - Gandhi

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