Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Implementing Commitments, Promoting Compliance
As 2025 draws to a close, November and December saw significant activity across core humanitarian disarmament issues, particularly the useContinue Reading
Tag: Ukraine
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: Challenges, Progress, and Ongoing Need
While our Key Developments feature has had a short hiatus, much has happened over the past several months. The MineContinue Reading
Mariupol’s Devastation and Search for Justice: A Human Rights Watch, SITU Research, and Truth Hounds Investigation
Hina Uddin, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic Immediately upon the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Mariupol became aContinue Reading
Consigning Cluster Munitions to the Past
Susan Aboeid, Human Rights Watch While much has been accomplished over the years to stigmatize and minimize the use ofContinue Reading
159 Recommendations to the UN General Assembly First Committee
Emma Bjertén and Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will The UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security wasContinue Reading
U.S. Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine Ignores History of Civilian Harm
Bonnie Docherty, Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic This piece was originally published on Just Security. Continue Reading
Survivors and Disarmament Groups Shed Light on Nuclear Risk in Ukraine
Ariella Katz, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative “I want to send a message that such a beautiful country mustContinue Reading
Ukraine: Explosive Weapons, Cluster Munitions, and Conflict Pollution Take Human and Environmental Toll
Jacqulyn Kantack, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought key humanitarian disarmament issues to theContinue Reading