Cluster Munitions

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class="clear-block"> <div class="panel-display panel-1col clear-block" id="taxonomy"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col"> <div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-3 pane-taxonomy-updatable-box"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_3 view-taxonomy-updatable-box view-dom-id-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/node/86383">Cluster Munitions</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Cluster munitions are inaccurate and unreliable weapons that by their very nature pose unacceptable dangers to civilians.  They pose an immediate threat during conflict by randomly scattering thousands of submunitions or "bomblets" over a vast area, and they continue to take even more civilian lives and limbs long after a conflict has ended, as hundreds of submunitions may fail to explode upon impact, littering the landscape with landmine-like "duds." Governments responded to this humanitarian threat by creating the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty prohibiting the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions. The treaty requires destruction of stockpiles of the weapon within eight years and clearance of affected areas within 10 years, and also establishes a strong framework for assistance to cluster munition victims. More than 110 states have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions and are working to implement its provisions. Human Rights Watch is campaigning to ensure that more states join the Convention on Cluster Munitions and that it is implemented strongly and without delay.<br/> Read more about which states have taken action to eliminate cluster munitions in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215/http://www.the-monitor.org/index.php/LM/Our-Research-Products/Cluster-Munition-Monitor">Cluster Munition Monitor. </a><br/>  </p></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-6"> <h2 class="pane-title"> </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_6 view-taxonomy-no-feature view-dom-id-2"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/26/syria-new-air-missile-strikes-kill-civilians">Syria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill Civilians</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 26, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">New Syrian government air and missile strikes are causing high civilian casualties in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo in violation of the laws of war. A Human Rights Watch team in northern Aleppo province has investigated recent attacks that killed scores of civilians and destroyed dozens of civilian homes without damaging any apparent opposition military targets.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/10/syria-aerial-attacks-strike-civilians">Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike Civilians</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 10, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Syrian Air Force has repeatedly carried out indiscriminate, and in some cases deliberate, air strikes against civilians. These attacks are serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war), and people who commit such violations with criminal intent are responsible for war crimes.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/682">More news »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-2 pane-taxonomy-reports"> <h2 class="pane-title">Reports</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_2 view-taxonomy-reports view-dom-id-3"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/04/10/death-skies">Death from the Skies</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/04/10/death-skies" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/syria0413_reportcover400.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2010/11/22/meeting-challenge-0">Meeting the Challenge</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Protecting Civilians through the Convention on Cluster Munitions</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2010/11/22/meeting-challenge-0" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/armsclusters1110.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2009/04/14/dying-practice-0">A Dying Practice</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Use of Cluster Munitions by Russia and Georgia in August 2008</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2009/04/14/dying-practice-0" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/georgia0409.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/682">More >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-4 pane-taxonomy-news-listing"> <h2 class="pane-title">Cluster Munitions</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/26/syria-new-air-missile-strikes-kill-civilians">Syria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill Civilians</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 26, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">New Syrian government air and missile strikes are causing high civilian casualties in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo in violation of the laws of war. A Human Rights Watch team in northern Aleppo province has investigated recent attacks that killed scores of civilians and destroyed dozens of civilian homes without damaging any apparent opposition military targets.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/16/why-so-many-syrians-wish-rain">Why So Many Syrians Wish For Rain</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 16, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Life in Aleppo is not easy. People here have suffered from shortages of food, electricity and running water, and there has been little humanitarian assistance. The long, cold winter months were particularly rough. The only possible consolation was that there were fewer air strikes because of the cloudy, rainy weather. The government’s jets only seem to fly – and drop bombs – when the sky is blue.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/10/syria-aerial-attacks-strike-civilians">Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike Civilians</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 10, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Syrian Air Force has repeatedly carried out indiscriminate, and in some cases deliberate, air strikes against civilians. These attacks are serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war), and people who commit such violations with criminal intent are responsible for war crimes.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/03/16/syria-mounting-casualties-cluster-munitions">Syria: Mounting Casualties from Cluster Munitions</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 16, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Syrian forces’ use of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/topic/arms/cluster-munitions">cluster munitions</a>in residential areas is causing mounting civilian casualties. An initial review of available information has identified at least 119 locations across <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/syria">Syria</a>where at least 156 cluster bombs have been used in the past six months.  </p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/01/joint-letter-protest-use-cluster-bombs-syria">Joint letter to protest the use of cluster bombs in Syria</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 1, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">We, the citizens of Japan, deeply regret that a large number of Syrian citizens have been victimized in the recent conflict that has been escalating since March 2011. We hope the conflict to end promptly without further sacrifice in our friendly nation of Syria.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/16/gruesome-toll-deadly-cluster-bombs-syria">The gruesome toll of deadly cluster bombs in Syria</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 16, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>It was cloudy the afternoon of January 3 when residents say the cluster bombs fell on the Syrian town of Latamneh. Three rockets containing the cluster munitions fell in nearby fields, apparently doing no harm, but a fourth landed on the street between residential buildings. Its impact was devastating.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/14/syria-army-using-new-type-cluster-munition">Syria: Army Using New Type of Cluster Munition</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 14, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Syrian forces are using notoriously indiscriminate rockets that contain explosive submunitions. Evidence indicates that Syrian forces used BM-21 Grad multi-barrel rocket launchers to deliver cluster munitions in attacks near the city of Idlib in December 2012 and in Latamneh, a town northwest of Hama, on January 3, 2013.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/27/syria-evidence-shows-cluster-bombs-killed-children-0">Syria: Evidence Shows Cluster Bombs Killed Children</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 27, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Compelling evidence has emerged that an airstrike using cluster bombs on the town of Deir al-`Assafeer near Damascus killed at least 11 children and wounded others on November 25, 2012</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/26/advancing-humanitarian-disarmament">Advancing Humanitarian Disarmament</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 26, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The success of the mine ban and cluster munitions treaties show that civil society support is essential to any effort aimed at tackling disarmament challenges from a humanitarian perspective.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/24/nations-should-step-humanitarian-disarmament">Nations Should Step-Up ‘Humanitarian Disarmament’</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 24, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>Governments should increase efforts to achieve strong disarmament initiatives driven by humanitarian concerns.</p></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/682">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130508065215/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8585041/k.3E50/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=n">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-6"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130508065215/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - 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