by Sean Reilly | May 28, 2008
The government is preparing to scrap Britain’s entire arsenal of cluster bombs that have killed and maimed hundreds of innocent civilians, reports the Guardian newspaper. Officials are paving the way for the radical step at talks in Dublin on an international...
by Sean Reilly | May 23, 2008
Hopes for a global agreement to outlaw cluster bombs have been given a boost after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a total ban on the use of the weapons by the British military. Church groups have been prominent amongst those calling for an...
by Sean Reilly | May 20, 2008
Representatives of more than 100 governments gathered in Dublin, Ireland yesterday to begin writing the final text of a global treaty banning cluster bombs that cause unacceptable harm to civilians. The Vatican, church groups and aid agencies amongst others have...
by Sean Reilly | May 19, 2008
Children and adults from Washington, DC held the 1st Annual ‘Cluster Bomb Olympics’ organised by religious groups and others this weekend outside the White House. The event was organised to generate public awareness of cluster bombs before today’s...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 2, 2007
Campaigners in the US will call on Monday for a congressional ban on cluster bombs. The civilian victims of cluster bombs will be highlighted as part of a Global Day of Action that includes activities in 20 countries. The Vatican’s permanent observer to the...
