Cluster bomb ban treaty takes effect worldwide

Sunday 1 August 2010 The groundbreaking disarmament and humanitarian treaty bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions. The worldwide ban on cluster bombs that comes into force on 1 August, marks the most groundbreaking disarmament and humanitarian treaty in over a decade, Amnesty International said On Sunday.The Convention on Cluster Munition, which bans cluster bombs and compels states to assist victims while clearing their land of munition, will become binding international law in countries that have signed and ratified the treaty, including Spain, Japan,…

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