Brief filed in the Inter-American Court for Human Rights August 21, 2023 (WASHINGTON) Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) and the GW Law School’s Civil and Human Rights Law Clinic today submitted a brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States, in support of the Government of Mexico’s request… Continue reading Global Action on Gun Violence calls out human rights problems with U.S. gun industry and gun policy
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Mexico’s appeal of its lawsuit against the gun industry to be heard Monday, July 24, 9:30am ET in Boston
July 21, 2023 On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit will hear oral arguments in Mexico’s appeal of its landmark lawsuit against the gun industry, Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., et al., which was dismissed in September 2022 in Massachusetts U.S. District Court. GAGV founder and president… Continue reading Mexico’s appeal of its lawsuit against the gun industry to be heard Monday, July 24, 9:30am ET in Boston
UN side event co-sponsored by GAGV to focus on the gun industry and human rights
July 7, 2023 (WASHINGTON) As part of the United Nation’s 53rd session of the Human Rights Council, Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV), the state of Mexico, and Global Initiatives against Transnational Organized Crime will hold a side event to discuss irresponsible gun industry practices as a human rights concern. The event will take place… Continue reading UN side event co-sponsored by GAGV to focus on the gun industry and human rights
UN human rights report calls on gun industry to reduce gun violence
June 20, 2023 (WASHINGTON) Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) applauds a new United Nations report that recommends actions that member countries and firearms companies should take to reduce gun violence. While the UN has long urged governments to take action on guns, this report marks the first time that the body has addressed the… Continue reading UN human rights report calls on gun industry to reduce gun violence
Jonathan Lowy in CDMX Feb. 19-24; available to discuss Mexico’s gun litigation and other ways to reduce gun violence in Mexico
February 16, 2023 (WASHINGTON) Jonathan Lowy, founder and president of Global Action on Gun Violence, will be in Mexico City next week as part of an international delegation to the Peace Summit, during which participants will meet with local organizations, victims of gun violence, and government officials, and exchange ideas for reducing gun violence in… Continue reading Jonathan Lowy in CDMX Feb. 19-24; available to discuss Mexico’s gun litigation and other ways to reduce gun violence in Mexico
Hold the U.S. gun industry responsible for its role in international human rights violations, Global Action on Gun Violence tells U.N. body
February 2, 2023 (WASHINGTON) Global Action on Gun Violence (GAGV) filed a detailed report to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the U.S. gun industry’s negative impact on human rights in the region. The OHCHR sought inputs on “Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and… Continue reading Hold the U.S. gun industry responsible for its role in international human rights violations, Global Action on Gun Violence tells U.N. body
New organization, Global Action on Gun Violence, takes on the U.S. firearms industry for fueling international gun violence
Veteran gun control attorney Jonathan Lowy opens a new front in the fight against gun violence: international action to stop cross-border trafficking October 26, 2022 (WASHINGTON) Recognizing the potential for international action to stop the U.S. gun industry’s negligent business practices, longtime gun control advocate Jonathan Lowy has founded a new organization Global Action on… Continue reading New organization, Global Action on Gun Violence, takes on the U.S. firearms industry for fueling international gun violence