Landmines and Cluster Munitions

Landmines and cluster munitions (which disperse smaller submunitions) are considered indiscriminate weapons and have caused terrible harm to civilians, often years and decades after fighting concludes. They have been banned under the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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New Action Plan Adopted on Cluster Munitions | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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The targeting of high-rises in Gaza: an analysis of Israel’s air strikes on tall buildings in 2021 | Action on Armed Violence | September 30, 2021. | Iain Overton
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Cluster Munition Monitor 2021 | Cluster Munition Coalition | September 15, 2021. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
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Canada's National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security: Moving towards Humanitarian Disarmament | Peace and Security Network - Canada | 2021 | Erin Hunt
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Lawsuit Targets Arms Flows to Mexico | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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It Is About More Than Autonomous Weapons Systems | Disarmament Dialogue | August 30, 2021. | Wanda Muñoz
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UN Adopts Nonbinding Arms Embargo On Myanmar | Arms Control Today | 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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Research and Regulation of Less-Lethal Projectiles Critically Needed | Harvard Law | July 30, 2021. | Brian Castner
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African states and The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation | Institute for Security Studies | June 30, 2021. | Gugu Dube
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Mine Warfare continues in Myanmar/Burma | Mine Free Myanmar | June 7, 2021. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
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Addressing gender-based violence in the context of assistance to victims of mines/ERW: recommendations for a way forward | SEHLAC | 2021 | Wanda Muñoz
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Discapacidad, conflicto armado y construcción de paz | National University of Colombia | 2021 | Wanda Muñoz
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The Politics Of Torture & the Erosion of Truth | ByLine Times | May 26, 2021. | Iain Overton
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A Decade of Explosive Violence Harm, 2011-2020 | AOAV | May 25, 2021. | Iain Overton
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U.S. Still Seeks Major UAE Arms Sale | Arms Control Today | May 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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U.S. to Revise Landmine Policy | Arms Control Today | May 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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Explosive violence trends and patterns in Afghanistan (2011-2020) | Action on Armed Violence | April 14, 2021. | Iain Overton
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U.S. Largest Seller in Flat Arms Market | Arms Control Today | April 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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A gun pledge Biden can easily keep | The Hill | March 9, 2021. | Jeff Abramson
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Italian Ammunition Used in Myanmar Police Assault on Ambulance Raises Questions | The Irrawaddy | March 9, 2021. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
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Explosive Violence Monitor 2020 | Action on Armed Violence | March 2, 2021. | Iain Overton
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What I Saw is Death”: War Crimes in Mozambique’s Forgotten Cape | Amnesty International | March 2, 2021. | Brian Castner
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Missed Opportunities: Disarmament and Canada’s National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security | Peace and Security Network - Canada | 2021 | Erin Hunt
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U.S. Arms Sales Under Review | Arms Control Today | March 2021 | Jeff Abramson
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Childhood Under Attack: A timeline of harm following an explosive blast | Action on Armed Violence | February 25, 2021. | Iain Overton
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