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Statement on Explosive Remnants of War in Libya and the Implementation of Convention on Conventional Weapons Protocol V

Oral statement
Apr 25, 2012

Mark Hiznay, senior researcher in the Arms division, delivered a statement on explosive remnants of war in Libya and the implementation of CCW Protocol V.
US: Transfer CIA Drone Strikes to Military

Press release
Apr 20, 2012

Remarks by a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official suggesting the agency is not legally bound by the laws of war underscore the urgent need for the Obama administration to transfer command of all aerial drone strikes to the armed forces.
Statement on Compliance with the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Oral statement
Apr 19, 2012

Steve Goose, arms division director at Human Rights Watch and chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), delivered a statement on compliance with the Convention on Cluster Munitions. compliance comp
Statement on Retention and the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Oral statement
Apr 18, 2012

Steve Goose, arms division director at Human Rights Watch and chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), delivered a statement on cluster munitions retained for training under the Convention on Cluster Munitions. compliance comp
Statement on Stockpile Destruction and the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Oral statement
Apr 18, 2012

Mark Hiznay, senior researcher in the Arms division, delivered a statement on Convention on Cluster Munitions stockpile destruction issues at the convention's Intersessional Meetings.
Incendiary Weapons: Government Positions and Practices

Memorandum
Apr 17, 2012

This memorandum details government positions and practices regarding incendiary weapons, which have bolstered the argument for revisiting Protocol III.
US: Follow Up Rebuke to Syria on Landmines

Press release
Apr 4, 2012

The United States should act on its recent condemnation of Syria’s use of antipersonnel landmines by joining the international ban on these weapons.
Libya’s Government Destroys Landmines

Impact
Mar 29, 2012

Last week in Libya, Human Rights Watch witnessed the destruction of nearly 100 Chinese-made antivehicle landmines – weapons that kill or maim civilians, often children, long after the fighting has stopped.
Libya: Good Start on Landmine Destruction

Press release
Mar 25, 2012

Libya’s first steps to destroy its vast stockpile of landmines are a positive development, and the demolitions should continue.
Syria: Army Planting Banned Landmines

Press release
Mar 13, 2012

Syrian forces have placed landmines near the borders with Lebanon and Turkey in recent weeks and months, based on reports and confirmations from witnesses and Syrian deminers. Civilian casualties have already resulted, the witnesses said.