The report is from Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms.
Oxfam Director Jeremy Hobbs says arms companies are globalizing, but legislation is not, and the result is the arming of regimes guilty of abuse.
The three organizations are calling for an international treaty to regulate the weapons trade.
(AFP)
Russian Arms Exports
Russia's advanced S-300 air-defense system (epa file photo)
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