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December 1, 2025 News Release

Landmines: Action Needed to Reinforce Ban

New Use, Country Withdrawals Threaten Treaty

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November 30, 2025 Commentary

States Should Protect Civilians, Defend International Law from Challenges to Mine Ban Treaty

Sign reading "danger mines" in English and Ukrainian.
November 29, 2025 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement on Ukraine’s Unlawful Suspension of the Mine Ban Treaty

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November 17, 2025 News Release

Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons

Guidance for Governments to Put ‘Political Declaration’ Into Practice

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November 4, 2025 Dispatches

Alleged Cluster Munition Remnant Kills Cambodian Boy

Deadly Explosion Might Be Traced to Recent Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes

Cambodian military personnel and international observers inspect damage from shelling at Preah Vihear Temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, August 20, 2025.
October 17, 2025 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons at the UN First Committee

Delivered by Human Rights Watch

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October 17, 2025 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement on Humanitarian Disarmament

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Arms Advisor

Meeting of UNGA First Committee.
October 9, 2025 Dispatches

Myanmar Military Paramotor Strike Kills, Injures Dozens

Motorized Paragliders Increasingly Used in Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilians

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October 3, 2025 Fact Sheet

Incendiary Weapons: Need For Stronger Law and a New Forum

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September 22, 2025 Background Briefing

Challenging Ukraine’s Mine Ban Treaty “Suspension”

A Humanitarian and Legal Imperative

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September 17, 2025 Background Briefing

Incendiary Weapons: Developments and Recommendations

First Committee Briefing Book 2025

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September 15, 2025 News Release

Cluster Munitions: States Should Uphold Ban Treaty

Annual Global Report Highlights Progress Amid Rising Challenges

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August 24, 2025 Statement

Joint Statement: Civil Society Calls for Accountability in Australia’s Military Trade

July 25, 2025 News Release

Thailand/Cambodia: Protect Civilians Amid Border Clashes

UN, Concerned Governments Should Urge Respect for International Law

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July 24, 2025 Dispatches

Ukraine ‘Suspends’ Vital Mine Ban Treaty

Respect Global Prohibition on Antipersonnel Landmines

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