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Human Rights Watch Cluster bombs should be banned. “Cluster munitions have been tossed on the ash heap of history."

Evidence approved (6/6/2008 12:47:36 PM)

“Cluster munitions have been tossed on the ash heap of history."

From its website:

Cluster Bomb Treaty Breaks New Ground
(Dublin, May 30, 2008) – The new cluster munitions treaty adopted in Dublin on May 30, 2008, will save thousands of lives for decades to come, with key treaty provisions stronger than even some of its staunchest supporters had expected, Human Rights Watch said today.
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“This treaty will make the world a safer place for millions of people,” said Steve Goose, director of the Arms division at Human Rights Watch. “Cluster munitions have been tossed on the ash heap of history. No nation will ever be able to use them again without provoking the immediate revulsion and disapproval of most countries in the world.”