Cluster bombs: scourge of civilians
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“Human Rights Watch has published a report which criticises the Indian police force for the routine brutality it employs against suspects. The report says despite India’s rapidly developing economy, its police force remains behind the times. Its systems are antiquated and its officers operate above the law.” BBC Report. Natalia Estemirova, a top human rights activist in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya and a close colleague of Human Rights Watch, was abducted near her home in Grozny on the morning of July 15, 2009, carried off in a car as people on a nearby balcony heard her call for help. The latest casualties include at least 60 people affected by suspected phosphorus shells, at least one woman has died. Yousef Abu Rish a Palestinian medic says “These people were burned over their bodies in a way that can only be caused by white phosphorous” |
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