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Human rights organizations and some NATO allies have denounced the United States' decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine. In order to protect civilians, more than 100 nations have outlawed cluster bombs. Which disperse smaller bomblets over a large area. The United States' decision to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine comes at a time when the country is facing a Russian invasion. The US government has argued that the weapons are necessary to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. But critics have said that they will only lead to more civilian casualties. "This is a deeply troubling decision," said Steve Goose, arms director at Human Rights Watch. "Cluster bombs are indiscriminate weapons that kill and maim indiscriminately. They have no place in the 21st century." The UN ...

Iqbal Masih was a Pakistani child who became an international symbol of the fight against child labor. Despite his tragic death at the age of just 12 years old. Iqbal's legacy continues to inspire activists around the world to this day. Born in 1983 in a small village near Lahore, Pakistan, Iqbal Masih was the youngest of six siblings. Like many children in his community, Iqbal was forced to work in a carpet factory from the age of four. He would work for twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for a mere $6 a month. Despite this grueling schedule, Iqbal was determined to learn how to read and write. He managed to attend a free school set up by a local activist group, where he excelled in his studies. In 1992, at the age of nine, Iqbal escaped from the factory and joined the Bonded L...

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US to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine against the UN Decision

Forgotten child hero Iqbal Masih