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| Ukraine vows cluster bombs probe |
| 2014-10-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Ukrainian government has vowed to carry out a full investigation in connection to allegations that banned cluster bombs were used in its offence against pro-Russian. The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential administration, Valeriy Chaly, said on Tuesday that if cluster bombs were used, it was without the authorization of politicians in Kiev. "I am not ready to answer this question because we still have to conduct our own internal investigation," Chaly told news hounds after being asked about the allegations. On Monday, Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... published a detailed investigation that points out 12 incidents where cluster bombs killed six people, including a Swiss aid worker, in and around Donetsk earlier this month. "While it was not possible to conclusively determine responsibility for many of the attacks, the evidence points to Ukrainian government forces' responsibility for several cluster munition attacks on Donetsk," the rights group said. "We have taken note of the report," Chaly added. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the space pirate fleet to attack Zemblonia... Ukrainian Defense Ministry front man Bogdan Senyk also said that the "charges are groundless." Cluster munitions are banned in most countries due to their indiscriminate nature of killing of people. The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), which came into force in 2010, has 114 member states. Ukraine has not joined the treaty. |
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