Ukraine: Unlawful Russian Attacks in Kharkiv
Russian Forces Use Widely Banned Cluster Munitions, Damage Hospitals
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: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv
Both Sides Obligated to Minimize Civilian Harm
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Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Repeatedly Used on Mykolaiv
Civilians Killed, Injured in Multiple Attacks That May Amount to War Crimes
News
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Cluster Munitions: Gains in Stockpile Destruction, Clearance
Treaty Parties Condemn New Use of Widely Banned Weapon
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Statement on Transparency to the Convention on Cluster Munitions to the 11th Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Susan Aboeid on behalf of the Cluster Munition Coalition
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Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Retention at the Convention on Cluster Munitions 11th Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Mary Wareham on behalf of the Cluster Munition Coalition
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Russia Denies Its Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions
State-Controlled Media Outlets Reprise Role of Manipulating the Message
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Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Challenge Total Ban
Global Report Tracks Civilian Harm from Prohibited Weapon
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Cluster Munitions: South Sudan Accedes to Global Ban
Becomes 112th State Party to International Treaty
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Why Brazil Should Urgently Ban Cluster Munitions
Lula Can Act to Reduce Civilian Casualties During Conflicts and Afterward
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