Make the International Arms Trade Treaty bulletproof

I've just been reading an encouraging email from Amnesty about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop the first international Arms Trade Treaty.

Members of the United Nations have voted overwhelmingly to develop the Treaty and Amnesty is calling on as many people as possible to put their name to letters to David Cameron and Nick Clegg asking them to make it 'bulletproof'.

In February a UN Preparatory Committee will be held ahead of the final and deciding negotiations take place in July. Any indication that the UK, as a major arms exporter and influential government at the UN table, is reducing its support could encourage other countries to press for a weakened treaty which offers little protection of human rights.

The arms trade is currently unregulated - with devastating consequences in terms of human impact.

If you want to add your voice to Amnesty's and call on our government to press for the strongest possible regulation, please visit Amnesty's campaigns page on this issue: http://tinyurl.com/6s3cteo.

I'm off now for my first run in over a week, very naughty of me. Wish me luck!