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November 28, 2023 Statement

Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Retention to the Mine Ban Treaty Twenty-First Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Mark Hiznay, Associate Director

Clearance operator from DCA clearing an area suspected of being contaminated by explosive remnants of war in Pajok, South Sudan in February 2023.
November 28, 2023 Statement

Statement on Compliance to the Mine Ban Treaty Twenty-First Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director

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November 14, 2023 News Release

Landmines: New Use Despite Global Ban

Worldwide Report Tracks Compliance with Treaty

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July 7, 2023 Commentary

Video: Weapons Explainer Series

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June 30, 2023 News Release

Ukraine Promises Inquiry into Banned Landmine Use

Additional Evidence Underscores Need for Prompt, Thorough Investigation, Accountability

Members of a special demining unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine searching for landmines in Horenka, Kyiv oblast, May 27, 2022.
June 13, 2023 Background Briefing

Landmine Use in Ukraine

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February 22, 2023 Statement

Japan Parliament Inquiry on "Building a New International Order – War, Peace, and Solution in the 21st Century"

Testimony on the subtheme of "Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" by Kanae Doi, Human Rights Watch on 22 February 2023

January 31, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians

Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues

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November 28, 2022 Statement

ICBL Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Mine Ban Treaty 20th Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

A POM-3 antipersonnel mine and its parachute that failed to deploy correctly and was found by deminers in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, March 2022.
November 20, 2022 Dispatches

Myanmar Junta Ramps Up Landmine Use

Banned Weapons Kill, Maim Civilians for Decades

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November 17, 2022 News Release

Landmines: Boost Support for Global Ban Treaty

Worldwide Report Tracks New Use by Governments, Armed Groups

Members of a special demining unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine searching for landmines in Horenka, Kyiv oblast, May 27, 2022.
November 15, 2022 Statement

Statement to the Annual Meeting of CCW Amended Protocol II on Landmines

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

A PTM-1/PTM-1G anti-vehicle mine photographed on April 12, 2002, in the Nemyshlyanskyi district, Ukraine.
June 22, 2022 Statement

Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meeting

Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director

POM-2 antipersonnel mines and their KPOM-2 dispensers that Kharkiv emergency services cleared from near villages in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 17, 2022.
June 22, 2022 Statement

Statement on Cooperative Compliance, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meeting

Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director

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June 21, 2022 News Release

Landmines: US Moves Closer Toward Global Ban

Geographic Exception to Mine Ban Is Unnecessary

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