United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, as a part of a new military aid package to bolster Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia.
What are the instances of cluster bomb?
According to the Cluster Munition Monitor, anywhere between 56,000 to 86,000 people have died in cluster munition-affected countries, since the 1960s.
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Countries |
Countries affected by cluster munition remnants |
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Chile etc., |
Most affected countries |
Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia, Iraq, Syria and Yemen |
Unclear data |
Colombia and Georgia |
Convention on Cluster Munition (CCM)
Both Russia and Ukraine are not members to the CCM, but use of cluster bombs is the violation of International law.
Proportionality that is mentioned in Geneva Convention prohibits excessive use of force that causes incidental damage to the civilian population or civilian objects, when compared to military benefits.
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