How do incendiary weapons work? What damage do they cause? Why does Protocol III to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) need to be amended?

How do incendiary weapons work? What damage do they cause? Why does Protocol III to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) need to be amended?

How do cluster munitions work? What threats do they pose? What does the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions prohibit and require? What needs to happen now?

What are autonomous weapons systems? What particular concerns do they raise? Why is international law with prohibitions and regulations urgently needed?

Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues

Put Law Into Practice So All Can Live With Dignity

India’s arbitrary internet shutdowns disproportionately hurt communities living with poverty that depend on the government’s social protection measures for food and livelihoods. In the age of “Digital India,” where the government has pushed to make internet fundamental to every aspect of life, the authorities instead use internet shutdowns as a default policing measure. The authorities should end the abusive practice of internet shutdowns, which carries grave costs for both the country’s reputation and its people.

Japan’s system of “hostage justice” denies criminal suspects the rights to due process and a fair trial, often holding them in pretrial detention for months or even years. These abusive practices have resulted in lives and families being torn apart, as well as wrongful convictions. Japanese authorities should urgently reform the criminal justice system to bring it in line with international standards of presumption of innocence and individual liberty.