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IPU HANDBOOK FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS No. 12 – 2007 MISSING PIECES MISSING A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY MISSING PIECES A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION HD CENTRE Centre for Centre for Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Dialogue Dialogue IPU HANDBOOK FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS No. 12 – 2007 MISSING PIECES MISSING A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY MISSING PIECES A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION HD CENTRE Centre for Centre for Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Humanitarian Inter-Parliamentary Union Dialogue Dialogue MISSING PIECES A GUIDE FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION MISSING PIECES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This handbook was compiled by Cate Buchanan and Mireille Widmer from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Contributors to the original version are mentioned at the end of each theme. It was refined with inputs from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and in particular its co- rapporteurs on small arms and light weapons, Mr. François-Xavier de Donnea (Belgium) and Ms. Ruth Oniang’o (Kenya), as well as members of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee on Peace and International Security. Additional comments were provided by Mr. Marc-Antoine Morel from the United Nations Development Programme, Ms. Julie E. Myers from the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Ms. Rebecca Peters and Mr. Alun Howard from the International Action Network on Small Arms. Design and layout: Richard Jones ([email protected]) 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 7 INTRODUCTION 9 Parliamentary action ! The global response to armed violence "# A human security approach: A parliamentary agenda for action "" THEME 1 PREVENTING MISUSE: NATIONAL REGULATION OF SMALL ARMS 15 Human (in)security: Civilians and gun violence "$ A useful framework: The public health approach "% Rights-based arguments: State responsibility &# Illicit trafficking and national arms control &# Approaches to national arms control &" Public consultation: The case of South Africa &% Moving from rights to responsibility: The example of Australia &' Transitioning from war and violent conflict &' Regional action &! International standards (" Recommendations for parliamentarians (( Essential reading () Endnotes (* THEME 2 STEMMING THE FLOW OF SMALL ARMS – CONTROL ISSUES 41 Existing processes )& Recommendations for parliamentarians *$ Essential reading *' Endnotes *' 3 MISSING PIECES THEME 3 CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS 62 The growing burden of gun injuries $& Public health and the small arms issue $) The physical and mental impacts of a gun injury $) Disability $$ Counting the costs $' Survivors in countries recovering from war $! Action and policy development for assistance to survivors %# Developments at the global level %( Recommendations for parliamentarians %$ Essential reading %% Endnotes %' THEME 4 WOMEN, MEN AND GUN VIOLENCE: OPTIONS FOR ACTION 81 Differentiated impacts for women and men '" Understanding gendered effects '& Choices and action '( Recommendations for parliamentarians '! Essential reading !" Endnotes !& THEME 5 TAKING WEAPONS OUT OF CIRCULATION 95 Elements for successful disarmament !* International standards "#) Gun amnesties and legal reform in ‘peaceful’ settings "#) Recommendations for parliamentarians "#$ Essential reading "#% Endnotes "#' THEME 6 MOTIVATIONS AND MEANS: ADDRESSING THE DEMAND FOR SMALL ARMS 110 Demand in theory ""# Understanding demand at the personal or community level ""* 4 CONTENTS International processes ""$ Demand reduction in practice ""% Recommendations for parliamentarians ""! Essential reading "&" Endnotes "&" THEME 7 JUSTICE AND SECURITY SECTOR GOVERNANCE 123 What are the justice and security sectors? "&) A vicious cycle of insecurity "&) Breaking the cycle of violence "&* International standards "&$ Training "&' Accountable policing "&! Adapting policing to local conditions "(# JSSR in war-affected settings "(" Recommendations for parliamentarians "(& Essential reading "() Endnotes "(* CONCLUSION: PARLIAMENTARIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE 137 ANNEX 1 IPU MAY 2006 RESOLUTION ON SMALL ARMS 141 ANNEX 2 UN PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SMALL ARMS 148 ANNEX 3 THE UN FIREARMS PROTOCOL 162 ANNEX 4 A SAMPLE OF RECENT WEAPONS REDUCTION INITIATIVES 164 ANNEX 5 KEY INSTRUMENTS 166 ANNEX 6 FOOD FOR THOUGHT? HUMAN SECURITY INDICATORS 175 ANNEX 7 NATIONAL COORDINATING AGENCIES ON SMALL ARMS 179 ANNEX 8 NATIONAL ACTION PLANS 183 ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS 187 5 MISSING PIECES LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES Table 1 Reported firearm homicide, selected countries 17 Table 2 Entry points for action on armed groups and small arms control for parliamentary action 50 Table 3 Possible responses to the key factors influencing gun acquisition and use 114 BOXES Box 1 Preventing suicide: Focusing on the gun 18 Box 2 Hate crime spurs Belgian parliament to modernise national gun laws 22 Box 3 The role of public awareness: ‘Gun free Cambodia’ 29 Box 4 Harmonisation of national firearms legislation: Lessons from the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa 30 Box 5 Improving transfer controls starts at home: New Zealand 43 Box 6 Legal challenges for restricting arms transfers 46 Box 7 Breaking the deadlock: Guns and armed groups 49 Box 8 Improving ammunition controls 55 Box 9 Information collection: An example from Cambodia 66 Box 10 Prevention and rehabilitation: Ideas in action 67 Box 11 Surviving violence in Burundi 70 Box 12 The USAID Leahy War Victims Fund 73 Box 13 Intimate partner violence and gun control in Brazil: Examples of parliamentarians connecting the dots 87 Box 14 Mopping up weapons after war: The Sierra Leone experience 96 Box 15 Weapons will not be tolerated in Pereira 101 Box 16 No monetary incentives to surrender guns in Argentina 105 Box 17 Institutionalizing violence reduction: Ministries of Peace 113 Box 18 Criminal justice and the prevention of interpersonal violence 130 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Armed groups See non-state actors ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ATT Arms Trade Treaty (formal title: Draft Framework Convention on International Arms Transfers) BMS Biennial Meeting of States on small arms Brokering The facilitation of arms transfers for financial gain. Brokers are used widely by states and private companies for legal arms sales, but are also associated with a range of illicit activities. EU European Union EUC End user certificate DDR/DD&R Demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration DFID Department for International Development (UK) DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo ECOMOG ECOWAS Cease-Fire Monitoring Group ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States HD Centre Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue IANSA International Action Network on Small Arms ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross IDP Internally displaced person IHL International humanitarian law IOM International Organisation for Migration IPPNW International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War JSSR Justice and security sector reform MANPADS Man-portable air defence systems MERCOSUR Mercado Commún Del Sur 7 MISSING PIECES NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NGO Non-governmental organisation Non-state actors Individuals or groups that do not represent state authority. Non- state actors can include civilians, armed opposition groups, insurgents, and private armies. They are typically not party to human rights law or multilateral agreements. OAS Organisation of American States OCHA Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs ODA Official Development Assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD DAC Development Assistance Committee of the OECD OSCE Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe PoA Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects PrepCom UN Preparatory Committee meeting, January 2006 RevCon 2006 Review Conference on small arms, July 2006 SADC South African Development Community SALW Small arms and light weapons SSR See JSSR UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UN Conference The 2001 UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects UNAMSIL United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women US United States of America USA See US WHO World Health Organisation 8 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION he statistics are damning. There are currently an estimated $)# million small arms and light weapons in circulation – from hand- guns and assault rifles to shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. The majority of this arsenal, or about $#+, is in the hands of Tcivilians. A further seven to eight million new weapons are added to the global stockpile every year, as well as at least "# billion units of ammuni- tion. Guns are light, cheap, durable, easy to conceal and easy to operate, and therefore pose a pernicious threat to human security in countries at war and at peace alike. While landmines kill or maim between "* and &#,### people a year, during the same time the use and misuse of small arms and light weapons take between &##,### and &%#,### lives in countries ‘at peace’ alone through homicide and suicide – up to five
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