Downloads related to "Cluster bombs"
Loopholes in Cluster Munitions Bill undermine legislation: Media Release, Cluster Munitions Association (Australia), November 2011
Media release from Cluster Munitions Association (Australia) responding to reports that ALP Parliamentary Caucus has voted not to amend draft legislation to ratify the global treaty banning cluster bombs. The release notes two key loopholes the Government has written into the Bill, enabling Australian troops to actively assist the USA in the use of cluster bombs and which also explicitly permit the USA to stockpile its cluster bombs on Australian soil. Includes background information on the Bill. 22 November 2011
Cluster bomb legislation: "Sock" flyer, November 2011
A flyer designed by a coalition of peace groups including MAPW, active against the use of cluster bombs. The flyer is to be sent to Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence, protesting against proposed legislation on cluster bombs, which could see Australia supporting US use of cluster bombs and the stockpiling of such weapons within Australia. It is suggested that a sock be included as a reminder of the effect of cluster munitions.
Flyer: MAPW Victorian dinner with John Rodsted - October 2011
MAPW Victorian Branch holds a dinner for members and supporters on the second Tuesday of every second month. Our 11 October 2011 guest speaker is photographer and anti-cluster-bombs campaigner John Rodsted, whose experience as a war photographer led him to take up the issue of cluster munitions. (Black and white A4 flyer)
Open letter to government regarding cluster munitions
An open letter to the Defence Minister, Foreign Minister and Attorney General urging changes to the legislation on the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The letter has been signed by Dr Bill Williams on behalf of MAPW.
Criminal code amendment on cluster bombs
Report on the limitations of the criminal code amendment on cluster bombs.
Cluster Munitions bill 2010: MAPW submission to Australian Senate inquiry
MAPW's submission to the Australian Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010. The submission covers areas of the bill that we believe are noteworthy and should be retained, as well as areas that cause great concern. MAPW urges the Committee to interpret Australia’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions in a robust manner aimed at protecting and enhancing the health and wellbeing of innocent civilians and urges the Committee to amend those sections of the bill, that currently undermine the whole purpose of the Convention.
MAPW urges Cambodia to join cluster bomb treaty: June 2009
2 June 2009: This letter from MAPW President Sue Wareham urges Cambodia to join the 96 countries from around the world that have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Dr Wareham describes this comprehensive international ban on cluster munitions as "the most important humanitarian and disarmament treaty of the last decade, requiring each country to destroy its stockpiles of this weapon within eight years." Similar letters were sent to the governments of Thailand and Viet Nam and to the ambassadors to Australia, of each country.
MAPW 2008: Fact sheets 1-12 on the global arms trade
All 12 fact sheets on the global weapons trade prepared by MAPW with the Uniting Church, Quakers and Pax Christi; including Australia's role in armaments production; particular weapons; environmental effects of war; and particular weapons manufacturers. These fact sheets provide a succinct introduction to the human costs of weapons production. * Large file: fact sheets also available for individual download.
The global weapons trade: fact sheets 7-12, MAPW and partners 2008
A package of six fact sheets prepared by MAPW and partners on the global weapons trade. Individual fact sheets cover five major global weapons manufacturers; and indiscriminate weapons - cluster munitions, landmines and depleted uranium.
- Another package combines fact sheets 1-6, with a range of fact sheets on the global arms trade, Australia's arms industry, and weapons concerns in our region.
- All fact sheets can be individually downloaded from our resources menu.
Cluster munitions, landmines and depleted uranium: MAPW and partners, 2008
This fact sheet gives a brief introduction to cluster munitions, land mines and depleted uranium weapons, and to their manufacture. These are all weapons causing indiscriminate harm to civilians. It was prepared by Dale Hess and is number 7 in a series on the global weapons trade.
Lockheed Martin and the global weapons trade: MAPW and partners, 2008
This fact sheet looks at Lockheed Martin and its role in arms production globally and in Australia; including their role in producing cluster bombs. It was prepared by Dale Hess and is No 8 in a series on the global weapons trade.
Artists for Peace Exhibition Summary
The Artists for Peace Exhibition concludes, raising $36,677 for MAPW and cluster bomb survivors in Lebanon.
New treaty bans worst types of cluster munitions
In Dublin between 19 May and 28 May, 110 governments negotiated a new international treaty, the Convention on Cluster Munitions, that will ban cluster munitions that “cause unacceptable harm to civilians”. The treaty bans all the cluster munitions that have been extensively used. This article by Dr Mark Zirnsak, National Coordinator for the Australian Network to Ban Landmines, analyses the outcome, and the Australian government's role.
Cluster munitions: write a letter to the Australian government - April 2008
An international treaty to ban cluster bombs will be negotiated in Dublin on 19 – 30 May 2008. Australia is among a group of countries seeking to "water down" this important treaty in several significant ways. This Uniting Church resource is to assist people to write to the government urging support for the full treaty. It contains further details on the process, suggested points for a letter, and the relevant addresses.
MAPW cluster bomb resource list - 2007
A list of websites with further information on cluster bombs
Doctors Condemn Cluster Bomb Inaction. May 2007
Media Release
Thurs May 31, 2007.
MAPW deplores the recommendation of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade not to support a ban on cluster munitions, adding that the this flies in the face of growing international concern of the terrible humanitarian costs of these weapons.
Cluster bombs: the case of Lebanon. MAPW: Drs Mukhtar and Wareham - 2007
This 2007 MAPW report was written by MAPW doctors Hadia Mukhtar and Sue Wareham, with Phillip Salem from Australians for Lebanon. It documents the terrible legacy of cluster bombs in southern Lebanon as a result of the 2006 war, and makes recommendations for Australian action both to assist the survivors, and to prevent the use of these weapons in the future.
