Survivor Corps, which operates under the credo that "no one is better equipped to change the world than those who have been most scarred by what's wrong with it," has released a statement criticizing the use of cluster bombs in the Russia-Georgia conflict.The organization says, cluster bombs' "widespread dispersal means they cannot distinguish between military targets and civilians so the humanitarian impact can be extreme, especially when the weapon is used in or near populated areas. Many submunitions fail to detonate on impact and become de facto antipersonnel mines killing and maiming people long after the conflict has ended. These duds are more lethal than antipersonnel mines; incidents involving submunition duds are much more likely to cause death than injury."
Survivor Corps works to break the worldwide cycle of violence, by showing the more than 35 million people who have been displaced by wars that they can regain their dignity, homes and livelihoods without revenge or further violence.
