Importing Disability Rights into the Arms Trade Treaty
Sean Howard and Tammy Bernasky, Disability Rights and Disarmament Initiative, Cape Breton University The next six months present a uniqueContinue Reading
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Anna Kate Manchester, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Almost two months into 2026, the humanitarian disarmament space is facingContinue Reading
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As 2025 draws to a close, November and December saw significant activity across core humanitarian disarmament issues, particularly the useContinue Reading
States Should Protect Civilians, Defend International Law from Challenges to Mine Ban Treaty
Bonnie Docherty and Gerry Simpson, Human Rights Watch The four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion have left Ukraine littered withContinue Reading
Joint Civil Society Statement on Ukraine’s Unlawful Suspension of the Mine Ban Treaty
This statement is also available in العربية, Italiana, and Español. This statement has been signed by 5 humanitarian disarmament coalitionsContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Protecting the Past, Looking to the Future
As the busiest month in the disarmament calendar concludes, key developments centered around the earliest and most recent issues ofContinue Reading
Joint Civil Society Statement on Humanitarian Disarmament at UN General Assembly’s First Committee
At a session of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security on October 17, 2025, civilContinue Reading
Civil Society Demands Action at the UNGA’s Disarmament Committee
Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will The United Nations General Assembly will convene the 80th session of its First Committee onContinue Reading
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While our Key Developments feature has had a short hiatus, much has happened over the past several months. The MineContinue Reading
Proposed Mine Ban Treaty Withdrawal: Response from Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns
This statement is also available in Deutsch, español, and français. As global civil society coalitions working to reduce the catastrophicContinue Reading