Incendiary weapons cause particularly cruel injuries to both civilians and combatants. A complete ban on the use of incendiary weapons would have the most humanitarian benefits and provide the strongest protection under international law.
Cesar López created the escopetarra, a guitar that is made from an AK-47, the most used rifle in the world. As he says, "If the weapon, which was designed to kill, if its use can be changed, then why can't humans change too?"
Over years of armed offensives by the Indian army against insurgents, Manipuri civilians have been bearing the brunt of regular disruptions to their lives.
In post-conflict Burundi, one thing remains affordable to all: the grenade. Journalist Teddy Mazina follows the stories behind the headlines of never-ending explosive lethal attacks.
After decades of civil war, and years of work clearing up after it, Mozambique is slowly moving towards being declared free of land mines. All thanks to man's unlikely new best friend: the rat.
For decades the irresponsible and poorly regulated international arms trade has contributed to death, injuries, torture and other serious human rights abuses affecting a million or more people every year.
The all-female de-mining team of Sri Lanka's northern Mannar district struggles to clear the villages of all the traces of war that remain in a place long after the conflict itself has passed.
