Landmark Global Declaration on Explosive Weapons

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney speaking at the Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Conference in Dublin Castle, Ireland, November 18, 2022. © 2022 Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images After three years of negotiations, 82 countries have adopted a political declaration that seeks to better protect civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. The international pledge is the first to formally address the long-standing practice of using aircraft bombs, artillery, rockets, and missiles in villages, towns, and cities – the leading…

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