In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

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🚀 Vienna, Get Ready! 🚀

📌 On Sunday 28 April, we'll be in the heart of Vienna, ready to ignite discussions, brainstorm solutions, and pave the way forward in regulating #AutonomousWeapons . 💡💪

Stay tuned as we gear up for this pivotal event! 🛫
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1/2 The latest US announcement of #ClusterMunitions transfers is cause for grave concern due to the immediate & long lasting harm to #civilians from use of the weapon.
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Vienna

Earlier this month +972 Magazine outlined AI’s pivotal role in Israel's war on Gaza

I dive into the human decisions behind all the bloodshed

It's a story that implicates Israel's military & broad swaths of a civilian tech sector

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The continuous unchanged resort to explosive weapons in populated areas epitomizes our global, collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts, putting them at constant risk of indiscriminate warfare.
Military practices need to change. #EWIPA
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Bombing of civilians must stop.

Today, 90 states, UN, Red Cross and civil society are gathered in Oslo to strengthen the protection of civilians from explosive weapons #EWIPA

We must all do more to ensure that international humanitarian law is upheld
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Growing up in Laos, I know this all too well. Actions like destroying ancient religious or cultural sites has a devastating impact on its people. What is says: we will not only wipe you out, but also erase all traces that you ever existed.

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From #Ukraine to #Gaza and #Yemen , the bombing & shelling of urban areas endangers cultural heritage & the people who cherish it. New @HRW & Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection @ Harvard report looks at the devastating harm to cultural heritage & civilians from the use of #EWIPA : hrw.org/node/387811

Next week in Ottawa, countries will continue negotiations towards an international treaty on plastic pollution.

A reminder from Human Rights Watch that the treaty should uphold human rights obligations + clearly articulate the need to phase out fossil fuels:
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