Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv
Both Sides Obligated to Minimize Civilian Harm
Cluster Munitions
Cluster munitions pose an immediate threat to civilians during conflict by randomly scattering submunitions or bomblets over a wide area. They continue to pose a threat post-conflict by leaving remnants, including submunitions that fail to explode upon impact becoming de facto landmines. The 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions. It also requires destruction of stockpiles, clearance of areas contaminated by remnants, and victim assistance. More than 120 states have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions and are working to implement its provisions. Human Rights Watch is a founding member of the Cluster Munition Coalition and contributes to its annual Cluster Munition Monitor report.
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Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Repeatedly Used on Mykolaiv
Civilians Killed, Injured in Multiple Attacks That May Amount to War Crimes
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Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv
Both Sides Obligated to Minimize Civilian Harm
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Cluster Munition Coalition Statement on Transparency to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessional Meeting
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement on Stockpile Destruction to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessional Meeting
Drafted by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director. Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement on National Implementation Measures to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessional Meeting
Drafted by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher. Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Repeatedly Used on Mykolaiv
Civilians Killed, Injured in Multiple Attacks That May Amount to War Crimes
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Early Signs of War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Russian Military During the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Written Testimony by Bonnie Docherty Before The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber
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Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Launched Into Kharkiv Neighborhoods
Russian Forces’ Indiscriminate Attacks May Amount to War Crimes
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