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January 9, 2018 Dispatches

UN Security Council Action Over Syria Chemical Attacks Overdue

Russia Should Change Course and Support the Security Council

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017. © 2017 Abdussamed Dagul/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
December 22, 2017 Report

Syria/Russia: Airstrikes, Siege Killing Civilians

Allow Urgent Aid into Besieged Eastern Ghouta and End Indiscriminate Attacks

Children in the rubble of damaged buildings in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria.
December 21, 2017 Statement

Statement on Compliance, Mine Ban Treaty Sixteenth Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Steve Goose, Director

December 14, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka Joins Global Landmine Ban

Others Should Reconsider Joining Treaty

The Broken Chair, a statue in support of the bans on landmines and cluster munitions, stands outside the United Nations in Geneva.
December 5, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Ali Abdullah Saleh Leaves Behind Grim Legacy

Ex-President’s Death Underscores Need for Impartial Investigations

Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses a rally held to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2017. Picture taken August 24, 2017
December 1, 2017 News Release

US Embraces Cluster Munitions

Reverses Course on Internationally Banned, Reviled Weapons

Cambodian Youen Sam En participated in the Dublin negotiations of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. He lost his eyesight and both hands when an submunition exploded.
November 28, 2017 News Release

UN: ‘Killer Robots’ Talks Fall Short

Many Countries Call for Law to Keep Human Control

As the debate about “killer robots” continues, the threat they pose looms large.
November 27, 2017 Dispatches

Why No Sense of Urgency on ‘Killer Robots?’

Progress Sluggish at Key UN Meeting on Fully Autonomous Weapons

November 23, 2017 Statement

Statement on Incendiary Weapons, CCW Annual Meeting

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher

November 22, 2017 News Release

Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians

Syrians Under Siege, Airstrikes as Leaders Gather in Sochi

The Atarib public market after the strike
November 20, 2017 News Release

Incendiary Weapons: New Use Shows Need for Stronger Law

Address Loopholes to Prevent Civilian Harm

The aftermath of an airstrike using incendiary weapons on Khan Sheykhoun in Idlib Province, April 16 2017.
November 20, 2017 Background Briefing

An Overdue Review: Addressing Incendiary Weapons in the Contemporary Context

Memorandum to Delegates at the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons

November 15, 2017 Statement

Statement on the Way Forward, CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems

Delivered by Steve Goose, Director

November 15, 2017 Statement

Statement by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

November 9, 2017 Commentary

It’s Time For a Binding, Absolute Ban on Fully Autonomous Weapons

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