Explosive weapons are leading cause of death for children in Syria

November 23, 2013 Comments are off

(London, 24 November 2013) New research published by Oxford Research Group shows that the primary cause of death for children during the conflict in Syria has been the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Director of Article 36, Thomas Nash said: “This new research adds weight to the growing calls for action to end the use of heavy explosive weapons in areas where civilians are present.” The report, “Stolen Future: the hidden toll of... Read more

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124 states sign on to humanitarian statement on nuclear weapons

October 21, 2013 Comments are off

New Zealand delivered a statement on behalf of 124 states expressing deep concern over the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons. This was delivered at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee today. The impressive number of states that signed on to this statement shows the growing momentum to address nuclear weapons by focusing discussions on the humanitarian impacts and the need for their elimination. The statement referred to the findings of the meeting held in Oslo... Read more

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Casualty recording, critical argument and campaigning against weapons

July 23, 2013 No comments

Casualty recording and the documentation of the impact of armed violence have played a critical role in past and current processes to curb weapons. Such processes have made progress by exposing failures to deal with or even acknowledge this humanitarian impact. These approaches of evidence collection and critical argument were central to the prohibitions on landmines and on cluster munitions and underpin current efforts to restrict the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. They... Read more

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It’s time we changed the rules

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States take first step towards curbing the threat of killer robots

November 15, 2013 Comments are off

The world moved a step closer to outlawing killer robots today after states agreed to start international talks on the use of lethal autonomous weapons. In a landmark move, the United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), meeting in Geneva, agreed to hold discussions on killer robots in 2014.

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

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