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Civilian deaths in conflict plummeted during pandemic, report finds Karen McVeigh © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: M Sadiq/EPA The number of civilian casualties in conflicts around the world plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report shows. Last year, an average of 10 civilians a day were reported killed by explosive weapons, compared with 18 in 2019, according to analysis by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a London-based charity. In all, 8,165 people were reported killed by explosive weapons – artillery shells, rockets, mortar bombs and aerial bombing �...

States should curb urban slaughter of civilians from explosive weapons Format 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 a...

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...

Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic welcome Ireland’s January 2021 draft of a political declaration to strengthen the protection of civilians from the harm caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Antiwar.com Original 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 fulfillmen...