Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for stronger international laws to govern the use of incendiary weapons in a report released in collaboration with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic on Tuesday.
The report highlighted the use of incendiary weapons in both Syria and Ukraine, with Bonnie Docherty, senior Arms researcher at Human Rights Watch, saying,
The report was released as the annual meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), gets underway at the United Nations in Geneva.
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The report highlighted the use of incendiary weapons in both Syria and Ukraine, with Bonnie Docherty, senior Arms researcher at Human Rights Watch, saying,
“Weapons that cause terrible burns and disfigure survivors have been used against towns in both Syria and Ukraine... The recent attacks with incendiary weapons show it’s past time for nations to reassess and strengthen international law on these cruel weapons.”White phosphorus and ground-launched weapons should also be regulated by stronger international laws said HRW, adding “an absolute ban on incendiary weapons would have the greatest humanitarian benefits.”
The report was released as the annual meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), gets underway at the United Nations in Geneva.
See the full report here