Lithuania’s Shocking Move Puts Civilians in Danger: Withdrawal from Cluster Munitions Convention Threatens Lives

Reacting to the Lithuanian parliament’s decision to withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director of Research in Europe, emphasized the repercussions of this move. Why is Lithuania withdrawing from the Convention on Cluster Munitions seen as disastrous? The decision abandons the global consensus aimed at minimizing civilian harm … Read more