Final Talks on Cluster Munition Ban Treaty

hrw.org     May 16, 2008            

States Should Resist Weakening Treaty in Any Way The more than 100 countries that will gather in Dublin, Ireland on May 19 to negotiate a new international treaty aimed at banning cluster munitions should reject attempts to weaken the treaty, Human Rights Watch said today. Participating countries... [read full story]                

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Cluster Bomb Olympics With White House Backdrop (No, not the Onion)

clipmarks.com     May 15, 2008          

clipped by: papananookclipper's remarks: Why: To generate public awareness of cluster bombs just two days prior to the negotiation of a global cluster bomb ban treaty in Dublin, Ireland on May 19. More than half the world’s nations will attend, but the U.S. government has refused to...                

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Cluster bombs are evil, but banning them is pointless

unison.ie     May 15, 2008          

Landmines are one. Cluster bombs -- the subject of a major conference at Croke Park next week -- are another. Next week's conference will hear from Branislav Kapetanovic, a Serb soldier on munitions-clearing duties who lost all four limbs, and much of his hearing and sight, from a cluster bomb...                

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Final Talks on Cluster Munition Ban Treaty

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. (Dublin, May 16, 2008) _ The more than 100 countries that will gather in Dublin, Ireland on May 19 to negotiate a new international treaty aimed at banning cluster munitions should reject...                

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