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October 31, 2017 Report

Russia/Syria: Deadly Airstrikes on Trapped Civilians

Cluster Munitions, Attacks on Main Roads, Residential Areas in Idlib Area

Screenshot from recording of cluster munition attack in Qalaat Al-Madiq, Syria.
October 3, 2017 Dispatches

Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope

Appoint Strong Experts, Press All Parties to Cooperate

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to
September 18, 2017 Commentary

Will Boris Step Up On Yemen?

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to
September 4, 2017 Statement

Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Convention on Cluster Munitions Seventh Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

August 31, 2017 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Steady Progress Toward Eradication

But Civilians Harmed by Use in Syria

Trained technicians from Syria Civil Defense (“White Helmets”) identify and mark unexploded submunitions and other explosive remnants of war for clearance and destruction in Idlib governorate on June 8, 2017.
August 31, 2017 Commentary

Why Clinging to Cluster Munitions is Fatal to Public Acceptance

Two men collect the remains of 12-year-old Rami ‘Ali Hassan Shebli, who was killed on October 22, 2006 by a submunition leftover from a cluster munition attack on Halta in Lebanon. Rami unwittingly picked up the submunition while playing with his brother.
August 9, 2017 Commentary

Why Brazil Should Ban Cluster Munitions

MENA Yemen cluster munitions 2016 Dec photo-3
March 17, 2017 Report

Yemen: Cluster Munitions Wound Children

Brazil Should Stop Producing Banned Weapon, Join Ban Treaty

Photo of part of the bursting mechanism from an ASTROS cluster munition rocket lies where it reportedly landed at Qahza, Saada governorate on February 22, 2017.
December 28, 2016 Commentary

Theresa May Should Come Clean on UK Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

A UK-manufactured bomb struck storage hangars in Hodaida on January 6, 2016. The hangars stored school furniture, car parts, dry and canned food. Two of them contained production workshops for zinc sheeting and metal fencing grates.
December 23, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Brazil-Made Cluster Munitions Harm Civilians

Saudi-Led Coalition Rockets Nearly Hit Schools in Saada

MENA Yemen cluster munitions 2016 Dec photo-3
December 1, 2016 News Release

Russia/Syria: War Crimes in Month of Bombing Aleppo

UN General Assembly Should Organize Emergency Special Session

Ruins of a residential house that was struck in an aerial attack, killing at least 24 civilians, on September 27, 2016.
November 13, 2016 News Release

Iraqi Kurdistan: Arab Homes Destroyed After ISIS Battles

Peshmerga Attacks Have Dire Implications for Mosul Fight

House marked with red “X” for destruction in Qarah Tappah in May 2016.
November 9, 2016 News Release

US: Trump Should Govern With Respect for Rights

President-elect Should Leave Divisive Rhetoric Behind and Set New Tone

US President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters during his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, November 9, 2016.
October 3, 2016 News Release

UN: Demand End to Unlawful Aleppo Attacks

Russia, a Participant in the Abuse, Should Not Veto

An empty room at a damaged field hospital is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, October 1.
September 22, 2016 Statement

Statement during the Open Society Foundations' Event: "End US Cluster Bombs"

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch for the Cluster Munition Coalition

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