Against Arms Exports
Many people are annoyed by the fact that there are numerous wars conducted worldwide with German arms technology. German weapons are delivered to regimes which suppress their population and violate human rights. German military goods are sold to poor and instable countries. Sometimes the German government provides active support to make these deals happen, for example through export credit guarantees. The money paid for German military goods is subsequently missing for urgently needed investments (for example in health care and education).
For many decades grass roots initiatives have been working to improve and tighten the controls on German and international arms trade.
Germany
Deutscher Aktionskreis Kleinwaffen Stoppen (DAKS)
Dachverband der Kritische Aktionären zur Daimler AG, Airbus AG, ThyssenKrupp und Rheinmetall
Rüstungsinformationsbüro Baden-Württemberg (RIB)
At the international level there are i.a. the following umbrella organisations
European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT)
International Action Network Small Arms (IANSA)
Other German organisations und initiatives, that also deal with issues of German arms export policies
amnesty international, Sektion Deutschland
Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft / Vereinigte KriegsgegnerInnen (DFG/VK)
Facing Finance, Deutschland
Gemeinsame Konferenz Kirche und Entwicklung - Fachgruppe Rüstungsexporte