THE NAIROBI PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND THE HORN OF AFRICA — Rwanda law | Esheria

THE NAIROBI PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND THE HORN OF AFRICA

This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including broker, brokering, illicit manufacturing, illicit trafficking, small arms, light weapons, firearms, ammunition, related materials, and tracing.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
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Status
In force
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Language
mul
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This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including broker, brokering, illicit manufacturing, illicit trafficking, small arms, light weapons, firearms, ammunition, related materials, and tracing. State Parties must adopt laws and other measures to criminalize listed intentional arms-related conduct and regulate civilian small-arms control. States Parties must strengthen cooperation, build enforcement capacity, improve databases and communications, create or strengthen inter-agency groups, and improve training programmes. States Parties must review licensing rules, keep national weapons databases, set minimum sentences for related crimes, control private security companies’ weapons, and ban civilians from possessing certain firearms and light weapons. States Parties must keep complete national inventories of state-owned small arms and light weapons and ensure strict accountability and effective tracing.