The City of Morgantown’s Human Rights Commission recognized PSALM students as an organization that exemplifies the spirit of diversity and human rights and contribute to making Morgantown a more inclusive community in honor of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2016. PSALM students were selected to receive the first Don Spencer Human Rights Award. PSALM students were […]
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On December 6, the Saudi-led coalition fired Brazilian-made rockets containing cluster munitions in Saada, close to two schools. There were at least 8 civilian casualties- 2 people were killed and 6 others were injured, including a child, resulting from the attack. Read the Human Rights Watch press release here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/23/yemen-brazil-made-cluster-munitions-harm-civilians Sadly, the Saudi-led coalition continues […]
The 15th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty (15MSP) concluded successfully on 1 December with important advances in the treaty’s implementation and a strong commitment expressed by states and civil society to work together to reach a mine-free world by 2025. International campaigners including WVCBL/PSALM participated in the MSP. […]
The Fifteenth Meeting of the States Parties (15MSP) to the Mine Ban Treaty will take place in Santiago, Chile, from 28 November to 1 December 2016. At the 15MSP, the States Parties are expected to report progress and plans on implementing the Maputo Action Plan and achieving their treaty obligations. States not party are expected […]
The Global Health Program at West Virginia University Hospital Health Science Center hosted its annual Global Health Day event on Thursday, October 20th, 2016. PSALM students were invited to set up information tables to raise awareness about the devastation caused by landmines and cluster munitions the world over. Students presented to visitors at the event. Dr. Larry Schwab was the keynote speaker on Childhood Blindness.
Today the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to President Juan Manuel Santos in recognition of his efforts to return peace to Colombia by ending its decades-long civil war. The Committee noted that “The award should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not […]
Deadly Attacks in Syria as Treaty Members Meet (Geneva) – Nations attending the annual meeting of the international treaty banning cluster munitions on September 7, 2016, condemned the continued use of these weapons in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. During the three-day meeting in Geneva, first responders, local activists, and journalists reported at least […]
August 1st, 2016 marks the 6th Entry Into Force anniversary of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. A day to not only celebrate achievements but also to demand governments do more and recommit to the total eradication of cluster bombs. Every country in the world can and should join the Convention on Cluster Munitions. And to […]
On Thursday, 23 June 2016, ICBL Director, Megan Burke, spoke to academics, researchers and activists working at the Korea Summit in Washington DC. The Summit was organized and hosted by the Korean Peace Network, the Elliott School of International Affairs‘ Partnership for International Strategies in Asia and the American Friends Service Committee for organizing the “Summit on North […]
A White House decision to suspend future cluster munition transfers to Saudi Arabia should be made permanent and extended to cover all cluster munition transfers. According to Foreign Policy magazine the White House has suspended US transfers of cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia following concerns over civilian harm from their use in Yemen, where a […]