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    Civilians account for 98% of cluster munition casualties

    Cluster munitions
    A bill to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (45 Ko, DOC)
    Statement of senator Patrick Leahy on the cluster munitions civilian protection act of 2007 (32 Ko, DOC)
    To limit the use, the sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (28 Ko, PDF)
    (32 Ko, DOC)
    Circle of Impact
    The Fatal Footprint of Cluster Munitions on People and Communities (114 Ko, DOC)
    Fatal Footprint: The Global Human Impact of Cluster Munitions
    This groundbreaking preliminary report by Handicap International is the first to document the impact of cluster munitions on the lives of people in all 24 countries and regions which are known to be affected by these weapons.
    Download the full report (631 Ko, PDF)
    Download the key facts (110 Ko, DOC)

    Background and Analysis

    Frequently Asked Questions
    (Cluster Munitions Coalition) (12/19/2006)
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    The Need for Urgent International Action on Cluster Munitions
    (ICRC) (12/12/2006)
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    The Technology of Killing :  A Military and Political History of Anti-Personnel Weapons.
      Eric Prokosch;  Zed Books Ltd, 1995 pg. 82

    U.S. Congressional Action
    Ban Cluster Bombs in Civilian Areas: Senator Dianne Feinstein
    (12/13/2006)
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    Past U.S. Congressional Action
    Roll Call Vote on Sens. Feinstein (CA) and Leahy's (VT) Amendment to "protect civilian lives from cluster bombs"
    (9/6/2006)
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    Text of Sens. Feinstein (CA) and Leahy's (VT) Amendment to "protect civilian lives from cluster bombs"
    (9/5/2006)
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    Foreseeable Harm : The Use and Impact of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon
    (Landmine Action UK)
    (10/1/2006)

    Worldwide Production and Export of Cluster Munitions
    (Human Rights Watch)
    (4/7/2005)

    Off Target : The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq
    (Human Rights Watch)
    (12/12/2003)

    Fatally Flawed: Cluster Bombs and Their Use by the United States in Afghanistan
    (Human Rights Watch)
    (12/1/2002)

    Cluster Munition Information Chart
    (Human Rights Watch)
    (12/11/2006) 

    Other Excellent Resources available at:

    • The Cluster Munition Coalition
    www.stopclustermunitions.org 

    • Friends Committee on National Legislation
    www.fcnl.org

    •
    Mennonite Central Committee
    www.mcc.org/clusterbombs/

    • Mag America
    www.magamerica.org

    • Human Rights Watch
    www.hrw.org

     

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