The use of cluster bombs is only allowed when it is used against military targets. When these clusters are dropped in a area where there is many civilians, it is a war crime. These bombs split in a multitude of little bombs who are dispersed on a large area. About 15% of this mini bombs doesn’t explose transforming them in mine’s. The first victims of that are the childrens because it seems to bee a toy and they take them in hands or they walk on it. This cause very serious injuries in the faces, the foots and backs. Many childrens have to be amputated or die after such wounds.
What u can do:
1st: act as citizen journalists by highlighting this issue in your website or blog.
2nd: sign and forward the petition which is to campaign on the ban on producing cluster bomb at Dublin at http://www.stopclusterbombs.ie/petition.
3rd: Execute a nation-wide campaign to pressurise the government into entering into negotitions with the aim to ban cluster bombs.
4th: Tell everyone you know about Singapore’s involvement as a producer of cluster munitions and its detrimental effects.
and.. help to circulate this information to everyone you know!
