HRW: Ukrainian military use of cluster munitions

The Ukrainian military in October of use of cluster munitions, said the human rights Organization Human Rights Watch.

" The Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas of the city of Donetsk in early October 2014. The use of cluster munitions in populated areas violates the laws of war and may constitute a war crime due to the fact, because This weapon strikes indiscriminately, " - said in the letter.

The organization has conducted the proceedings, which lasted a week, and established the Use of cluster bombs in more than 12 localities where the clashes.

" Although it may not accurately find out who was responsible for most of these attacks, the Evidence indicates that the responsibility for several attacks with the use of cluster munitions in Donetsk are the Ukrainian government forces, " said the statement.
The report emphasizes that an employee of the red cross died in a similar attack in Donetsk on October 2. Evidence pointing to the involvement of the Ukrainian military, called the report " most convincing ". Experts HRW found on the ground bombardment remains of 22 shells systems " Hurricane " and " Tornado " - they must contain 912 small ammunition. The Ukrainian government has not responded to a formal request HRW about the use of cluster munitions. The organization also believes that cluster munitions were able to apply and militias, but adds that convincing evidence of this was not found.

" It's shocking to see that the weapons, which forbade the vast number of countries actively used in the East of Ukraine, " said mark Hiznay, a researcher at Human Rights Watch." The Ukrainian authorities must immediately take on their own shoulders the obligation not to use cluster munitions and to connect to the Convention banning them, " he added.


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