Cease arms supplies to countries that commit violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law

Refrain from transferring arms when there is a risk that they could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law

Ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the Arms Trade Treaty

Redouble efforts to combat human rights violations perpetrated by mercenaries, especially with regard to trafficking in persons, as well as arms and drug trafficking

Translate the commitment made through the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty into concrete actions

Consider strengthening the regulations on arms export control to ensure exhaustive and transparent assessments of their impacts on human rights, especially those of women and girls

Put an end to irresponsible trade of conventional arms to Israel, the colonial occupying power, that undermines international peace and security, facilitates the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity and threatens international peace and security

Improve on the implementation and legislative adherence to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Trade Treaty, in particular article 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty

Harmonize the legislation on the control of arms exports with article 7 (4) of the Arms Trade Treaty

Harmonize arms export control legislation with article 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty and promote due diligence mechanisms to prevent arms from being used in the commission of abuses or violations of human rights or international humanitarian law

Strengthen policies to support the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and ensure that Canadian companies do not have a negative impact on human rights in situations of occupation, especially with regard to arms exports, to ensure that such exports do not reach countries that violate international humanitarian and human rights law

Put an end to irresponsible trade of conventional arms to the Israeli colonial power that facilitates commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity and undermines international peace and security

Ratify the Arms Trade Treaty

Continue promoting awareness campaigns against the use, possession and acquisition of small arms

Ensure responsible business conduct in the arms sector in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, taking into account the information note that the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises published on this topic in August 2022

Continue to take measures to ensure that United Kingdom military equipment and arms are not diverted to where there is risk of facilitating the violation of international human rights

Ensure responsible business conduct in the arms sector, in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, taking into account the information note that the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises published on this topic in August 2022

Ratify the Arms Trade Treaty and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Arms Trade Treaty and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and the Arms Trade Treaty