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Doctors Remove 45 Tumours From 26-Year-Old Dutch Veteran
Doctors removed 45 tumours from the bladder of Paul van Kester. They don’t understand how it is possible. Bladder cancer occurs in the elderly, and Paul is only 26. Eventually a German doctor made a link “Is it possible that you served in the army?” she asked the Bosnia veteran.21 November 2007 - ICBUW
Vice-President of the European Parliament Again Calls for Tougher EU Action on DU
“The European Union should set an example for the International Community for a worldwide moratorium on Uranium weapons” urged Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament in a press conference organized today together with Els de Groen (Dutch MEP of the Green/EFA Group) on the occasion of the International Day of Action against Depleted Uranium Weapons.13 November 2007 - ICBUW
Pax Christi International Release Statement on DU
A Special Session on Disarmament and Demilitarisation was held at the International Pax Christi Secretariat in Brussels on 5 November 2007. Participants discussed and adopted a statement on depleted uranium weapons. Member organisations are invited to do further advocacy work with their national authorities. (In English, French and German)13 November 2007 - ICBUWUN First Committee Passes DU Resolution in Landslide Vote
Late last night the UN First Committee passed, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution highlighting concerns over the military use of uranium.1 November 2007 - ICBUWMEPs ask Further Questions to European Commission on DU's Chemical Toxicity
MEPs Dr Caroline Lucas and Els de Groen, both of the European Green Group have presented some follow-up questions to the European Commission following their wholly inadequate responses to their previous queries.20 September 2007 - ICBUW
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Backs Uranium Weapons Ban
The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists has given his support for ICBUW's campaign for a global ban on uranium weapons.14 September 2007 - ICBUWSouth Korean Journalist and Peace Activist Jailed
Lee Si-woo, a photojournalist and peace campaigner, was arrested on 23 April on charges under the vaguely worded South Korean National Security Law (NSL). The charges relate to information he reported as a freelance journalist. Amnesty International and ICBUW believe he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.11 September 2007 - ICBUWCluster bomb treaty takes shape after successful ban talks
The Lima Conference on Cluster Munitions held in Peru at the end of May concluded with strong and widespread support for a new treaty. Twenty-eight new countries joined the 46 states that launched a new process in Oslo in February this year to conclude a treaty by 2008.7 June 2007 - ICBUWGreen MEPs question European Commission and Council over uranium weapons.
As a result of last week's ICBUW exhbition in the European Parliament, Dr Caroline Lucas MEP and Els de Groen MEP have asked the following questions of the Council and Commission.24 May 2007 - ICBUWVice-President of European Parliament calls on Italy to ban uranium weapons
Luisa Morgantini, MEP GUE/NGL, Vice-President of the European Parliament, calls on the Italian government to ban uranium weapons23 May 2007 - ICBUW

