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Bringing Arms Dealers to Justice: Prosecuting Weapons Companies and Armed Violence in Mexico

3pm-4pm EST, 2pm-3pm CDMX, 12pm-1pm Pacific, 9pm-10pm Germany. Bilingual interpretation between English and Spanish.
Earlier this month, a German high court ratified a criminal sentence against Sig Sauer, the German-U.S. gun company that exported more than 50,000 handguns to Mexico last year. The ruling follows a German high court ruling against Heckler & Koch, another gun producer that shipped military weapons to police for the Ayotzinapa disappearances. Please join us to understand the devastating impacts in Mexico of the weapons trade and discuss campaigns to stop the flow of guns and hold accountable those who are responsible for the violence.
Panelists:
Holger Rothbauer, German attorney in cases against Heckler & Koch and Sig Sauer
Sofia de Robina, Attorney, Miguel Agostín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center, Mexico City
Estefania Vela Barba, Intersecta, Organization for Equality
Daniel Mata, Researcher, Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights
Co-sponsored by: Center for Ecumenical Studies, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Global Exchange/Stop US Arms to Mexico, Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights, Network for Prevention of Gun Violence in Americas, Ohne Rüstung Leben (Germany), and Rompeviento TV.