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From 2011 to 2020, 5,107 of the 5,700 people who were injured by explosive weapon use in Gaza were civilians—nearly 90%.

Last modified on Tue 25 May 2021 01.01 EDT Civilians accounted for 91% of those killed or injured by explosive weapons in populated areas worldwide over the last 10 years – a total of 238,892 people – according to a study of thousands of incidents. The stark statistic – encompassing both state and terrorist violence – has prompted the report’s authors to call on governments to agree to an international ban on the use of explosive weapons in built-up areas, which is now in draft form. Iain Overton, the executive director of Action on Armed Violence, which compiled the study, said the...

Application Deadline: May 23, 2021 The Arms Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking an Associate to provide administrative assistance to the team. The Arms Division works to advance humanitarian disarmament and enhance protections for civilians from various weapons that are indiscriminate and inflict unnecessary harm, such as cluster munitions, antipersonnel landmines, incendiary weapons. We promote the establishment and implementation of international treaties and are working to ban killer robots. This is an entry-level opportunity for a young professional seeking experience in and e...

In 2020, Civilian Deaths From Explosive Weapons Fell Significantly A report released by not-for-profit group Airwars found that the number of civilian conflict deaths in 2020 was down by around two-thirds compared to the previous year. Black smoke billows from a warehouse after an airstrike in Zawura, Libya, December 2, 2014. Reuters/Stringer World13/Mar/2021 London-based not for profit group Airwars released its annual report last week and it found that the number of civilian deaths from explosive weapons in 2020 was down by around two-thirds compared to the previous year. Around half...