HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

If just one of the world’s 19,000 nuclear weapons was detonated, be it intentionally or accidentally, not only would it kill thousands of people instantly, says the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Source: ICAN

“But, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has concluded, first responders would be unable to provide the emergency relief so urgently needed. This makes the continued existence and deployment of nuclear weapons one of the most serious humanitarian challenges of our time, ” it adds.

To demonstrate that a treaty banning nuclear weapons is both possible and urgently needed, ICAN will host the Civil Society Forum on 2-3 March 2013. We have invited hundreds of people from all corners of the world to give inspiring speeches, participate in informative workshops, engage in lively discussions and of course, to have fun.

Conference on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons

On 4-5 March 2013, the government of Norway will host an international conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.

That conference should see greater recognition that the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapon use would be unacceptable, and we hope it will inspire states to begin the work of outlawing these weapons.

Previous disarmament processes that led to the ban on landmines and cluster munitions through the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions have demonstrated the importance of putting humanitarian considerations at the forefront of discussions on the acceptability or necessity of certain weapons.

For nearly seven decades we have waited for nuclear armed states to fulfil their obligations and get rid of their nuclear weapons. They have failed.

“The time has come to reframe discussions on nuclear weapons – to recognise their unacceptable impact, and to work towards a treaty that bans them outright,” ICAN stresses.

Visit International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Visit ICAN’s Oslo 2013 website →

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2013 Human Wrongs Watch

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