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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.
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

Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022.
May 29, 2023 Background Briefing

Cluster Munition Use in Russia-Ukraine War

Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022.
May 15, 2023 Commentary

Reflections on Iraq 2003: Witnessing History, Documenting Civilian Harm

Interpreter Razzaq al-Saiedi (right) and Bonnie Docherty (left) interview Iraqis affected by cluster munitions near al-Hilla in May 2003. 
March 1, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Nigeria Ratifies Global Ban

Becomes 111th State Party to International Treaty

The remnants of a 9M27K-series cluster munition rocket after it deployed its submunitions in the Maram camp.
February 22, 2023 Statement

Japan Parliament Inquiry on "Building a New International Order – War, Peace, and Solution in the 21st Century"

Testimony on the subtheme of "Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" by Kanae Doi, Human Rights Watch on 22 February 2023

February 21, 2023 News Release

Ukraine: New Light on Russia’s Rail Station Attack

Despite Denials, Research Confirms Russian Forces Had Weapons, Opportunity

Ukrainian authorities inspect the rocket motor and guidance section of a Tochka-U missile next to the main building of the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8, 2022. The phrase “Payback for the children” is painted in Russian on the missile. 
December 13, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Apparent Cluster Munitions Hit Kherson

Days After Leaving, Russian Forces Fired on City, Wounding Civilians

The fragmentation pattern left by an apparent cluster munition impact during an attack on a populated neighborhood in Kherson city
November 23, 2022 News Release

Syria: Cluster Munitions Used in November 6 Attacks

Hits on Displaced People’s Camps Killed Civilians

The remnants of a 9M27K-series cluster munition rocket after it deployed its submunitions in the Maram camp.
September 19, 2022 Commentary

It's Time for the U.S. to Ban Cluster Munitions

A remnant of an Uragan cluster munition rocket that on May 12, 2022 punched through the roof and several floors of Derhachi’s cultural center, which was filled with volunteers distributing aid to civilians, May 12, 2022.
August 31, 2022 Statement

Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Retention, Convention on Cluster Munitions' Tenth Meeting of States Parties

Drafted by Mary Wareham, Delivered by Steve Goose

The cargo section of a 9M55K cluster munition rocket that hit a street in Kharkiv
August 25, 2022 News Release

Growing Civilian Toll from Russian Cluster Munition Attacks

Global Report Tracks New Use, Production of Widely Rejected Weapon

Remnants of dozens of Smerch and Uragan cluster munition rockets collected by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service from Kharkiv in April 2022.
August 16, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Unlawful Russian Attacks in Kharkiv

Russian Forces Use Widely Banned Cluster Munitions, Damage Hospitals

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June 10, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv

Both Sides Obligated to Minimize Civilian Harm

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