November 2019 – Ending the suffering caused by antipersonnel landmines

Casualties

Casualties in Myanmar continue during 4th Review Conference of Mine Ban Treaty

At the Fourth Review Conference of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, held in Oslo Norway, Myanmar was singled out by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines as the only country which was using antipersonnel landmines. During the same week as the conference, a German man was killed, and an Argentinian Read more…

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Casualties

Myanmar Only Government Using Antipersonnel Landmines for 2nd year in a row.

The Landmine Monitor Report 2019 out today reveals that state military forces in Myanmar were the only government forces are using antipersonnel landmines. This follows a similar finding for 2018. Non-state armed groups were identified as using antipersonnel landmines in six countries, including Myanmar. An increase in armed conflict in Read more…

By admin, 5 years5 years ago