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ICBUWPrecaution in Practice - challenging the acceptability of depleted uranium weapons
A report for policy-makers and campaigners which judges the acceptability of DU weapons by utilising the structure of common interpretations of the precautionary principle. In doing so it asks whether a precautionary approach should be applied to DU and whether its use could ever be compatible with precautionary values.1 October 2012 - ICBUW
ICBUW-Japan commemorates 10th Anniversary - U.S. March 2003 Iraq Occupation
Report from ICBUW-Japan on their nationwide activities to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.9 May 2013 - Isabel Macdonald and ICBUW-Japan
Victory in campaign to halt planned test firing of depleted uranium in Scotland
Campaigners, parliamentarians and local people have blocked a fresh round of DU testing at the Dundrennan range in Scotland after the MoD shelved plans for the testing necessary to extend the life of the UK’s final DU round.29 April 2013 - ICBUW
BBC: major Iraq birth defect study expected to show increase linked to conflict
The BBC has reported that a much anticipated study by the WHO and Iraqi Ministry of Health will show that rates of birth defects in Iraq are higher in areas that were subject to heavy fighting in 2003.22 March 2013 - ICBUW
Revelations over legality of Scottish depleted uranium testing trigger fresh anger
Scottish politicians have reacted angrily to the news that the test firing of DU in Scotland may breach the UK’s marine protection obligations under the OSPAR convention.14 March 2013 - ICBUW
A decade on and depleted uranium contamination still blights Iraq
To mark the 10th anniversary of the 2003 invasion, a new report has highlighted continuing uncertainties over the impact and legacy of the use of 400 tonnes of depleted uranium (DU) weapons in Iraq. The report reveals the extent of DU’s use in civilian areas for the first time.7 March 2013 - ICBUW
IKV Pax ChristiIn a State of Uncertainty: impact and implications of the use of depleted uranium in Iraq
In a State of Uncertainty seeks to document the extent of Iraq's DU problem 10 years after its second use there during the 2003 invasion. Combining fieldwork, interviews with Iraqi officials and military sources, the report documents the extent of DU use in civilian areas and against non-armoured targets, the difficulties faced by the Iraqi authorities in managing contamination and the risks still posed to Iraqi civilians working in the scrap metal trade.7 March 2013 - ICBUW
UN General Assembly supports precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons
155 states have supported a resolution calling for a precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons during voting at the UN General Assembly.3 December 2012 - ICBUW
UN vote backs precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons
138 states have supported a resolution calling for a precautionary approach to depleted uranium weapons at the United Nations First Committee.6 November 2012 - ICBUW
Review of latest reports to the UN Secretary General on DU
With each UN General Assembly resolution on DU, member states are requested to submit their views on depleted uranium weapons ahead of the submission of the next text, the latest have just been published.9 October 2012 - ICBUW
Last update: 15 May 2013 h. 15:32