Landmines

Landmine Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:28:32 -0700

Antipersonnel landmines are indiscriminate weapons that have primarily killed and maimed civilians. The weapon cannot distinguish between a soldier during conflict and a civilian stumbling upon one even decades later.

ICBL Remarks During UN Briefing on the Mine Ban Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:37:30 -0700

[Note: Other panelists included Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland, President of the Ninth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty; Dr. Hilde Janne Skorpen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN in New York; and Ambassador Jairo Montoya Pedroza, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN in New York.]

ICBL Remarks to the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:58:11 -0700

Delegates and Colleagues,

2009 marks ten years since the entry into force of the Mine Ban Treaty. It has proven to be a stellar example of the concrete benefits of humanitarian disarmament and of citizen diplomacy.

Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Mine Ban Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520

Re: Mine Ban Treaty

Dear Secretary Clinton:

US: Join the Landmine Ban

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:54:00 -0700

(Washington, DC) - The United States should participate in a milestone meeting of the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines and make a commitment to the join the agreement, Human Rights Watch said today.

ICBL Statement on Addressing Concerns about Compliance with Article 4 of the Mine Ban Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:00:03 -0700

Geneva, Switzerland

ICBL Overview on Stockpile Destruction under the Mine Ban Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:40:49 -0700

Geneva, Switzerland

Thank you once again for the opportunity for the ICBL to present a global overview on stockpile destruction. The ICBL's Landmine Monitor has prepared a fact sheet, focusing on key developments in the past year, that forms the basis for much of this intervention. Copies are available outside the room.

Pakistan: Taliban, Army Must Minimize Harm to Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:43:57 -0700

(New York) - The Taliban's use of landmines and human shields and the Pakistani army's aerial and artillery attacks are placing civilians at unnecessary risk in the continued fighting in Pakistan's Swat valley, Human Rights Watch said today.

US: Join Allies in Banning Landmines

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:30:00 -0800

(Washington, DC) - The United States should reconsider its stance and join the treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, Human Rights Watch said today. Sunday, March 1 will mark 10 years since the treaty became binding international law.

ICBL Statement During the General Exchange of Views

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:56:14 -0800

Geneva, Switzerland