by Lorel Thomas | 12 Apr 2016 | Blog, Cluster Munitions
Cuba has now acceded to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CMC) a move which is politically and strategically important. Cuba made a pledge to join the treaty in September 2015 and has now followed through to become a state party. Historically Cuba has been critical...
by Matilda Byrne | 11 Jan 2016 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, War
It has been alleged that cluster munitions were dropped in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, early on January 6, by Saudi-led coalition forces. According to the Human Rights Watch report, the areas affected were residential neighbourhoods and the targeting of civilians...
by SafeGround | 23 Nov 2014 | Blog, Cluster Munitions
The 27th of November is the global day of action to Stop Explosive Investments in cluster munitions, which will coincide with PAX’s launch of the 2014 update on Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions: A Shared Responsibility report. Although 115 countries have...
by SafeGround | 6 Jul 2014 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, Landmines
In a recent statement, the United States pledged to phase out anti-personnel landmines by allowing its current stockpile to dwindle and take steps to comply with the treaty banning the use of these weapons that kill around 20,000 people per year. US officials...
by SafeGround | 16 Jun 2014 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, Landmines
SafeGround strongly condemns the attack this week on the Mine Detection Centre, a non-government de-mining organisation working in Afghanistan, which has left eight de-miners dead and another three injured. The Mine Detection Centre staff were targeted by an unknown...
by SafeGround | 29 Mar 2014 | Blog, Cluster Munitions, Landmines, War
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest women’s peace organisation, recently released a report on Women and Explosive Weapons. The harm caused by explosive weapons is gaining increasing international attention, as up to 90%...
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