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Peace but still no reconciliation in Cesar mining region
21-09-2018 Today, on International Peace Day and two years after the signing of the Colombian Peace Accord, victims in the coal mining region of Cesar are still waiting for truth and reconciliation. Program manager Joris van de Sandt: “An increasing number of actors, including European energy companies buying Colombian coal, are pushing for a reconciliation dialogue between victims of grave human rights violations and mining companies in Cesar. It's time to act.”
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Colombia -
Siege Watch - millions still trapped in Idlib
18-09-2018 Yesterday’s agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan may postpone the military offensive the Syrian government and its allies are planning in the northern province of Idlib. But millions of civilians, most of them refugees from elsewhere in Syria, remain trapped in the province.
Protection of Civilians, Middle East -
European parliament for killer robot ban
12-09-2018 The European parliament has adopted a resolution calling for a ban on fully autonomous weapons, also known as killer robots.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Majority wants limits on killer robots
03-09-2018 A majority of states wants to take concrete steps against so-called killer robots. That became clear during last week’s talk at the United Nations in Geneva. However, a small number of states are still against taking such measures.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Cluster bombs killed fewer people last year
30-08-2018 Fewer people were killed by cluster bombs in 2017 than in the previous year.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Global military drone industry expands rapidly
23-08-2018 The number of military drone producers and exporters has grown significantly in recent years, a new report released by PAX shows. While the United States, Israel and China are dominating the high-tech segment of the global drone market, emerging drone technology producers are focusing on gaining a substantial share of the middle- and small-range sector of the market for military drones.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Ten achievements against cluster bombs
01-08-2018 Eight years ago today, the Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force, prohibiting the use and production of cluster bombs. The Convention has had a major impact on many levels, including reducing the use of cluster bombs and preventing casualties.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Belgium votes to ban killer robots
23-07-2018 The Belgian parliament has voted to ban killer robots. The resolution, which passed with unanimous consent, calls on the Belgian government to forbid the Belgian military from using lethal autonomous weapons and to work toward an international treaty banning the weapons. The Belgian vote is an important step toward an international ban.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
"We will not make killer robots"
19-07-2018 "The decision to take human life should never be delegated to a machine." That is according to 2,300 scientists and 140 technology companies who have promised never to take part in the development, production, trade or use of lethal autonomous weapons, better known as killer robots.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Srebrenica genocide remembered
10-07-2018 More victims of the genocide which took place on 11 July 1995 in Srebrenica are identified every year, even after 23 years.
Dealing with the Past, The Balkans