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June 30, 2023 News Release

Ukraine Promises Inquiry into Banned Landmine Use

Additional Evidence Underscores Need for Prompt, Thorough Investigation, Accountability

Members of a special demining unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine searching for landmines in Horenka, Kyiv oblast, May 27, 2022.
June 29, 2023 Commentary

Cluster Munitions and the Impact of International Law

Bonnie Docherty examining a US ATACMS cluster munition outside of al-Hilla dropped on Iraq in May 2003.
June 13, 2023 Background Briefing

Landmine Use in Ukraine

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June 6, 2023 Dispatches

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Forum Tackles Digital Rights Abuses Against Palestinians

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June 6, 2023 Report

Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike

Investigate Military Air Operations; Compensate Victims

Mass grave in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, where 31 people who died from the airstrike are buried. Photo taken on March 14, 2023.
May 30, 2023 Commentary

Cluster Munition Convention Offers Roadmap for New Autonomous Weapons Treaty

Delegates applaud the adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on May 30, 2008.
May 29, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Renew Global Momentum for Ban

15 Years Since Treaty Adopted, Civilians Still Being Killed, Wounded

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May 29, 2023 Background Briefing

Cluster Munition Use in Russia-Ukraine War

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May 15, 2023 Commentary

Reflections on Iraq 2003: Witnessing History, Documenting Civilian Harm

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May 15, 2023 Statement

General Statement to the Convention on Conventional Weapons GGE Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher

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May 15, 2023 News Release

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May 4, 2023 Report

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Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis

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Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Apparent War Crimes in Border Conflict

Justice Needed for Lethal Attacks on Civilians

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