Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Statement to the Convention on Conventional Weapons Annual Meeting of High Contracting Parties

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Human Rights Watch

Thank you Mr. PresidentAhead of this meeting, Human Rights Watch released a 28-page report, Beyond Burning, detailing how incendiary weapons, including white phosphorus, have been used in four armed conflicts in the past year, endangering civilian lives and livelihoods:Since October 2023, the Israeli military has used airburst, ground-launched white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of Lebanon and Gaza.Syrian government forces continue to use ground-launched incendiary weapons in Syria.Ground-launched and air-dropped incendiary weapons continue to be used in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine…

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