Landmines
Antipersonnel landmines are weapons that cannot discriminate between a civilian or a soldier. They are designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person. The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty comprehensively bans the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of antipersonnel mines, and requires states to destroy their stockpiles and clear all mined areas as well as assist landmine survivors. A total of 164 states have joined the Mine Ban Treaty and are making progress in achieving a mine-free world. Despite banning production, acquisition and transfer of antipersonnel mines as well as their use except in the Korean Peninsula, the United States has yet to sign the Mine Ban Treaty. Human Rights Watch is a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), 1997 Nobel Peace Co-Laureate together with its coordinator Jody Williams, and contributes to its Landmine Monitor report.
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Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block Aid
Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Expand and Improve Demining
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Syria: Key Concerns for Raqqa Battle
Detainee Rights, Indiscriminate Attacks, Treatment of Displaced People
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Yemen: Houthi-Saleh Forces Using Landmines
Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Ensure Clearance, Victim Assistance
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Statement on Cooperative Compliance, Mine Ban Treaty Nineteenth Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Mine Ban Treaty Nineteenth Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement to the Mine Ban Treaty Nineteenth Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement on Compliance, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meetings
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Mines Retained, Mine Ban Treaty Intersessional Meetings
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers
Bring to Justice Those Responsible for Killing 10 Deminers
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Russia-Linked Landmines Threaten Lives in Libya
UN Report Shows Transfers of Banned Landmines in Conflict
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Statement to the Mine Ban Treaty Eighteenth Meeting of States Parties
Delivered by Steve Goose, Executive Director
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Myanmar: End Unlawful Internet Restrictions
Armed Group’s Landmine Use Doesn’t Justify Ban in Rakhine, Chin States
