[Ag-waffenrecht] iTrace

[Cathy <Cathy AT news.piratenpartei.de>]

EU supports weapons tracking system iTrace

Summary: 29 September 2014, Brussels - The uncontrolled spread of small 
arms and light weapons and their ammunition sustains conflicts, 
exacerbates violence, fuels crime and terrorism, undermines political and 
economic development and has already caused millions of victims around the 
world.

As part of its efforts to tackle this issue, the EU funds the iTrace 
project (Council Decision 2013/698/CFSP). It provides policy makers with 
precise, verified information on transfers of diverted small arms and 
light weapons (SALW), larger conventional weapons and ammunition. The 
project, which is implemented by Conflict Armament Research, combines an 
extensive programme of field investigations in conflict-affected countries 
with a powerful public access weapons tracking database.

iTrace is designed to serve as an independent monitor for the 
implementation of international arms control agreements. This includes the 
UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Arms Trade 
Treaty. The EU supports the iTrace project in the context of the EU 
Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their 
ammunition which aims to make legal international arms transfers more 
responsible and transparent.

The iTrace website will be released on 27 September 2014. It will plot 
weapons data collected by Conflict Armament Research’s field 
investigation teams on an online world map.

http://eu-un.europa.eu/articles/en/article_15516_en.htm

Und hier was aus der Zeitung dazu:
http://www.hstoday.us/single-article/intelligent-software-solutions-develops-arms-trafficking-portal-for-conflict-armament-research/49c7f78a1799355df3d0f52afe1f5d1e.html

Hier die Homepage: http://www.conflictarm.com/

iTrace is a fully public and completely free to use system

Anyone can access the iTrace System. All you need to do is register and 
establish a username and password. From then on, you will be able access 
the system as frequently as you like. Please visit itrace.conflictarm.com 
to register and explore the system.
https://itrace.conflictarm.com/Home/Login