Briefings
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States gather to tackle illicit trade in small arms and light weapons
Arms Trade Bulletin May – June 2022 Here are some of the highlights from the Eighth Biennial Meeting of States to consider the implementation of the programme of action (PoA) to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects (BMS8), which was held in New York City, between 27 June and 1 July 2022. The draft outcome document is available here
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A fault confessed is half redressed: Glencore pleads guilty
IPIS Briefing – June 2022 On the 24th May 2022, the Justice Department of the United States announced that Glencore pleaded guilty for foreign briberies and Market Manipulation Schemes in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and had accepted a USD 1.1 billion settlement. The same day, Glencore Energy UK Limited also made public that it would plead guilty in the invest
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Arms Trade Bulletin March-April 2022
End-Use Monitoring of Military Assistance to Ukraine Peter Danssaert, Brian Wood & Markus Fahlbusch Since late March, arms transfers to the Ukraine armed forces have increased and changed in nature to counter the invading Russian forces, their atrocities and wanton destruction of civilian infrastructure. Under Putin’s orders, Russian forces have re-concentrated in the south east of Ukraine in
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Arms Trade Bulletin January – February 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and arms transfers in the framework of international law Synopsis By Peter Danssaert & Brian Wood The international crisis and threat to world peace presented by the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has thrown up difficult questions, not least of which is how the international community can assist the Ukrainian armed forces defend the country’
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IPIS Briefing December 2021 – January 2022: Grievances, Governance and Gold in the eastern DRC
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Grievances, Governance and Gold in the eastern DRC. In the news: DRC: 51 people sentenced to death over 2017 murder of two UN ex
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Arms Trade Bulletin November – December 2021
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA AND THE ARMS TRADE, 2021 by Peter Danssaert Since 2014 the Early Warning Project (1) has produced an annual global assessment of countries at risk of a new outbreak of mass killings. Eighteen African countries are listed in the “Top 30 countries by estimated risk of new mass killing, 2021-2022” – the remainder are located in Asia. Out of the fifteen countries with ongoing (+) mas
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IPIS Briefing October – November 2021 – Are we ready for a just transition to a sustainable low-carbon world?
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Are we ready for a just transition to a sustainable low-carbon world? In the news: Congo Hold-up Dossier; Cobalt-rich Congo trie
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Arms Trade Bulletin August – October 2021
BOOK REVIEW The Palgrave Handbook of Small Arms and Conflicts in Africa (2021) (https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030621827) Peter Danssaert The Palgrave Handbook of Small Arms and Conflicts in Africa addresses the internal and external factors that influence the proliferation and regulation of small arms in Africa. The Handbook is divided into 46 chapters and counts 1,000+ pages. Refreshingly
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IPIS Briefing September 2021 – Some thoughts on diamonds, brides and marketing lies
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Some Thoughts on Diamonds, Brides and Marketing Lies. In the news: U.N. Footage From Northern Ethiopia Shows Humanitarian Crisis
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IPIS Briefing August 2021 – Cameroon’s diamond sector: small player, big challenges
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Cameroon’s diamond sector: small player, big challenges. In the news: Conflict diamonds may be virtually extinct in 2021, but yo
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IPIS Briefing June/July 2021 – War on Terror in Eastern Congo? The fear of international observers
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: War on Terror in Eastern Congo? The fear of international observers. In the news: Tensions rise over definition of conflict diam
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Arms Trade Bulletin – July 2021
DEFENCE EXPORT PETITIONS – A POST MORTEM REVIEW Eitay Mack The author of this article, Eitay Mack, is an Israeli human rights lawyer based in Jerusalem, who filed the mentioned petitions with a group of Israeli human rights activists. On June 27, 2021, the judges Alex Stein, David Mintz, and Anat Baron rejected outright a petition (case 1942/21) requesting the High Court of Justice (HCJ) to order
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Arms Trade Bulletin May – June 2021
SOUTH AFRICA ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY APPROVING MILITARY EXPORTS TO GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS Peter Danssaert & Brian Wood In March 2021 a South African non-governmental organisation, Open Secrets, released a detailed report accusing the government of approving military exports to armed forces alleged by UN experts to be perpetrating war crimes in Yemen. South African military exports to Myanma
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IPIS Briefing May 2021 – Reducing the carbon footprint at the expense of a mineral footprint?
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Reducing the carbon footprint at the expense of a mineral footprint? In the news: Ethiopia Tigray crisis – Warnings of genocide
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Arms Trade Bulletin March – April 2021
ARMS TRANSFERS TO MYANMAR International Peace Information Service vzw & Omega Research Foundation On Saturday March 27th 2021 more than 100 pro-democracy protesters were killed by the Myanmar security forces. Myanmar’s armed forces staged a coup d’état against the country’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021. Mass protests across the country were unleashed following the coup
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IPIS Briefing April 2021 – Congo’s Oil Saga: A story of shadowy deals, environmental burden, and civil society protest
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Congo’s Oil Saga: A story of shadowy deals, environmental burden, and civil society protest. In the news: In Tigray, Sexual Viol
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Briefing on “Business & Human Rights in Tanzania” 2020 Quarter 3: July – September
This publication is part of the ‘Improving monitoring, research and dialogue on Business & Human Rights in Tanzania’ project implemented by the Tanzanian Commission for Human Rights and GoodGovernance (CHRAGG), Business and Human Rights Tanzania (BHRT) and the International Peace Information Service (IPIS). This briefing is based on news and research published by Tanzanian and international
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IPIS Briefing March 2021 – Africa: armed violence and the illicit arms trade
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: Africa – armed violence and the illicit arms trade In the news: Guards at Petra Diamonds’ Tanzanian Mine deliberately modified a
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IPIS Briefing February 2021 – CAR: Former enemies unite to oust re-elected President
The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade. Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS’ areas of research. In focus: CAR – Former enemies unite to oust re-elected President. In the news: L’ambassadeur d’Italie victime d’une paix introuvable dans
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Arms Trade Bulletin January – February 2021
AFRICA AND THE REGULATION OF TRANSNATIONAL ARMS BROKERING African countries face an ongoing threat from the consequences of unregulated arms brokering but this cannot be solved by remedial action in Africa alone. Cases show that criminal justice and United Nations Security Council responses to mass atrocities and other serious violations of international law can sometimes ensure accountability and