Protect Civilians from Incendiary Weapons
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Incendiary weapons fall over the city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on November 1, 2022.
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(Geneva, November 8, 2022) – Countries concerned by the severe injuries caused by incendiary weapons should strengthen their calls for action to address the human costs, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today. States party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) should revisit the issue when they convene for their annual meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, from November 16 to 18, 2022.
The 16-page report, “Unchecked Harm: The Need for Global Action on Incendiary Weapons,” produced with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, addresses Russia …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
