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February 17, 2017 Report

Ukraine: Dangers, Unnecessary Delays at Crossing Points

Improve Security, Facilities Along the Line of Contact, Facilitate Better Crossing for Civilians

Civilians waiting at the Novotroitske crossing point in the government-controlled Donetsk region, December 21, 2016.
February 16, 2017 Report

Iraq: Looting, Destruction by Forces Fighting ISIS

No Apparent Military Necessity for Home Demolitions

•	Map of recently constructed security network and building demolition in the villages of Khoytlah, Mashirafat al-Jisr, and Ashwa between December 2016 and February 2017.
February 16, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrike Near School

2 Students, Administrator Killed; 3 Children Wounded

The informal gas station in Bani Mea’asar village after it was hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on January 10, 2017. The attack killed two students and a school administrator and wounded three children. Mwatana, a leading Yemeni human rights organiz
February 13, 2017 Report

Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo

Security Council Should Impose Sanctions

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February 1, 2017 Dispatches

Grad Rockets Return to Eastern Ukraine?

Laws of War Prohibit Use of Indiscriminate Weapons in Populated Areas

One of the many unguided Grad rockets photographed by Human Watch researchers in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015
January 26, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Anti-ISIS Strike Harms 12 Civilians

Attack West of Mosul Highlights Need for Lawful Targeting

Smoke rises from an airstrike during a battle with Islamic State militants in the Tahrer neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq on January 10, 2017.
January 25, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Armed Conflict-Related Abuse in Detention

Impunity on Both Sides

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January 15, 2017 Commentary

Banning Killer Robots in 2017

As the debate about “killer robots” continues, the threat they pose looms large.
January 5, 2017 Commentary

The Growing International Movement Against Killer Robots

December 23, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Brazil-Made Cluster Munitions Harm Civilians

Saudi-Led Coalition Rockets Nearly Hit Schools in Saada

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December 16, 2016 News Release

UN: Key Action on ‘Killer Robots’

International Move Toward Possible Ban

Photo of the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons at the United Nations in Geneva in December 2016.
December 12, 2016 News Release

Increase in Incendiary Weapon Attacks

Stronger International Restrictions Needed

Fire on building takes caused by an incendiary weapon.
December 12, 2016 Background Briefing

Time to Act against Incendiary Weapons

Memorandum to Delegates at the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons

Photo of a ZAB-2.5 incendiary submunition from a December 5, 2016 attack on Maarat al-Numan south of Idlib.
December 12, 2016 Statement

Statement on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, CCW Fifth Review Conference ews

Delivered by Steve Goose, Director

December 9, 2016 News Release

Formalize ‘Killer Robots’ Talks; Aim for Ban

Fully Autonomous Weapons on Disarmament Conference Agenda

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

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