The UN Security Council's next open debate on Protection of Civilians will take place in June 2012

INEW advocacy ahead of Security Council debate on protection of civilians

May 14, 2012  No comments

Explosive weapons in populated areas – the challenge for civilian protection The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)[1] calls on states to use the opportunity provided by the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in June 2012 to address the need for action on humanitarian impact of explosive weapons in populated areas.  INEW encourages states to use the debate to: Acknowledge the severe impact on civilians caused by the use of explosive... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

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Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

3 items

Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

2 items

Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

3 items
OMG

Banning nuclear weapons

April 23, 2012  No comments

The use of nuclear weapons would cause massive destruction, death, disease and long-term harm to human society and the environment.  The fact that these weapons are not already subject to explicit prohibitions makes a mockery of international law. Article 36 promotes the development of a legal treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling, transfer and financing of nuclear weapons.  Such an instrument should be negotiated and adopted even without the support or participation of the nuclear-armed... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

11 items

Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

3 items

Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

2 items

Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

3 items
Stop burying the dead

September 12, 2011  1 comment

Article 36 is working with Oxford Research Group, Action on Armed Violence and others to develop a global civil society coalition urging states to ensure that every casualty of armed violence is promptly recorded, correctly identified and publicly acknowledged. Go to www.everycasualty.org for more information.

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

11 items

Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

3 items

Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

2 items

Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

3 items
A military robot at an arms fair in 2008.

Ban autonomous armed robots

March 5, 2012  3 comments

By Dr. Matthew Bolton, Thomas Nash and Richard Moyes: Wide adherence to international prohibitions on biological and chemical weapons illustrates a strong international consensus that not all weapons are acceptable. In banning anti-personnel landmines the global humanitarian community acted to address a military technology that has caused extensive suffering to civilians, but is also a weapon type that raises particular moral concerns because of the way in which it functions. Weapons that are triggered automatically... Read more

Explosive Weapons

Mortars, artillery, car bombs etc.

11 items

Nuclear Weapons

It’s time we changed the rules

3 items

Casualty Recording

Understanding the impact of violence

2 items

Weapons Review

New technologies of killing

3 items
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UK must tackle bombing in populated areas at UN Security Council

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Arms trade fuels violence in Syria

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Stay on target: UK should lead way in controlling arms trade

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Toxic Remnants of War project launched

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Call for increased transparency in UK weapons reviews

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Cluster munitions and the CCW

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CCW working to bring cluster munitions out of retirement….

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