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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The Return of Cluster Bombs to Southeast Asia | Legacies of War | October 6, 2023. | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
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UK Arms Exports Surge in 2022: an Analysis | Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) | October 5, 2023. | Iain Overton
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Industry a Focus at Latest ATT Meeting | Arms Control Today | October 2023 | Jeff Abramson
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First Committee Briefing Book 2023 | Reaching Critical Will | September 21, 2023. | Laura Boillot
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For me to return to Afghanistan… It’s Death’: The Reality of Demonised Asylum Seekers | Byline Times | September 12, 2023. | Iain Overton
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Cluster Munition Monitor 2023 | Cluster Munition Coalition | September 5, 2023. | Loren Persi
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Sudan: 'Some states are actively fuelling the conflict by providing arms and ammunition | Le Monde | September 1, 2023. | Brian Castner
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Penetrating the Fog of War: the lives of Ukraine’s reporters covering the Russian invasion | AOAV | August 20, 2023. | Iain Overton
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Cradles and Conflicts: Is Ukraine Facing a Demographic Death Spiral? | Byline Times | July 25, 2023. | Iain Overton
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As armas de fogo no centro da campanha argentina | Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil | July 19, 2023. | Maria Pia Devoto
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Why President Biden Should Not Transfer Prohibited Cluster Bombs to Ukraine | Just Security | July 3, 2023. | Daryl G. Kimball
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Measuring restraint against humanitarian norms: the case of landmines and similar explosive devices | Armed Groups and International Law | 2023 | Henrique Garbino
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Mine Action and Food Security: The Complexities of Clearing Ukraine's Agricultural Lands | Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction | June 22, 2023. | Markus Schindler
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May 24, Protecting civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas with Laura Boillot and others during Protection of Civilians week | Google Docs | May 17, 2023. | Laura Boillot
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Reflections on Iraq 2003: Witnessing History, Documenting Civilian Harm | Disarmament Dialogue blog | May 12, 2023. | Bonnie Docherty
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The Impact of Explosive Violence on Children: A Global Crisis | Action on Armed Violence | May 2, 2023. | Iain Overton
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Las armas de fuego, en el centro de la campaña | Le Monde | 2023 | Maria Pia Devoto
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New U.S. Arms Policy Boosts Human Rights Focus | Arms Control Today | April 2023 | Jeff Abramson
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U.S. Is Largest Arms Exporter in a Changing Market | Arms Control Association | April 2023 | Jeff Abramson
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Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use | Humanitarian Law & Policy | March 23, 2023. | Matthew Breay Bolton
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Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use | ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy (blog) | March 23, 2023. | Henrique Garbino
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I don't want it to happen again': Don't send cluster bombs to Ukraine. Just look at Laos | USA Today | March 18, 2023. | Sera Koulabdara
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Panzerabwehr – das Potenzial von Top-Attack-Minen | Soldat & Technik | March 10, 2023. | Patrick Senft
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Autonomous weapons and deepfakes: weaponization of AI and the urgent need for regulation | UNESCO and Mila - Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute | 2023 | Branka Marijan, Wanda Muñoz
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Difficult Terrain in Mine Action | GICHD | March 2023 | Katrin Atkins
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