3 March 2021, 00:01 UTC
Virtual consultations this week move closer to a diplomatic agreement to protect civilians
Amnesty International has documented disastrous impact of explosive weapons on civilians in multiple conflicts
Global civil society network outlines key changes needed
Dozens of states convening this week must forge a strong new political agreement that will help to minimize civilian casualties from explosive weapons that cause widespread destruction in cities and towns during armed conflicts, Amnesty International said today.
“It is high time for states to commit to stop using explosive weapons designed decades ago for open battlefields – such as artillery, rockets and heavy, air-delivered bombs – in populated civilian areas,” said Donatella Rovera, Senior Crisis Response Adviser at Amnesty International.
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The first day of the 2020 school year in Taiz, Yemen (Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP)
Most people regard Trump’s treatment of immigrant children as among his most shocking crimes as president. Images of hundreds of children stolen from their families and imprisoned in chain-link cages are an unforgettable disgrace that President Biden must move quickly to remedy with humane immigration policies and a program to quickly find the children’s families and reunite them, wherever they may be.
A less publicized Trump policy that actually killed children was the fulfillment of his campaign promises to bomb the shit out of America’s enemies and take