Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons

Click to expand Image A man looks at damaged buildings after deadly airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 7, 2018. © 2018 Hani Mohammed/AP Photo (Washington, DC) – Countries should heed the United Nations secretary-general’s call for a new political declaration to protect civilians from the bombing and shelling of cities and towns, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a report on the subject with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic. The 11-page document addresses the importance of a political commitment and elaborates on what it should contain. The use of explosive…

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