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04 September 2008
Iran/Iraq: Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan destroys antipersonnel mines
The ICBL welcomed today the recent destruction of 392 antipersonnel landmines by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), in Koya, northern Iraq. The news was announced by Swiss-based NGO Gen…
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22 August 2008
Kidnapped Afghan deminers should be immediately released
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today condemned the recent kidnapping of a group of Afghan deminers and called for the immediate release of the six men still being held captive.
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04 August 2008
Somalia: Puntland authorities destroy antipersonnel mines
On 24 July 2008, in Somalia, the Puntland Mine Action Centre (PMAC), with technical support from Mines Advisory Group (MAG), destroyed 48 stockpiled antipersonnel mines near Garowe. This was the first…
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16 June 2008
Western Sahara: Polisario Front continues destruction of its antipersonnel landmine stockpile and clearance of cluster submunitions
On 21 May, the Polisario Front (the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguía el Hamra and Río de Oro) destroyed 2,000 antipersonnel mines at Tifariti in Western Sahara. According to data provided by…
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02 May 2008
ICBL Urges All Countries to Join the UN Disability Rights Convention
Landmine survivors and all people with disabilities can now count on a powerful tool to ensure their rights are respected and their needs met, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said t…
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02 April 2008
Backgrounder: Stockpile Destruction
Article 4 of the Mine Ban Treaty requires States Parties to destroy their stockpile of antipersonnel landmines as soon as possible but not later than four years after joining the treaty. It is one of …
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02 April 2008
Backgrounder: Impending treaty deadlines for mine clearance
Since 1999, a total of 156 states have adhered to the Mine Ban Treaty. All States with antipersonnel mines on their territory – roughly one-third of the total – are obliged to clear and destroy them “…
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02 April 2008
2008: Crunch time for mine action
Geneva, 3 April 2008 – The year 2008 will be critical in the struggle to free the world from antipersonnel mines, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said today, on the eve of …
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01 April 2008
Sudan Finishes Its Stockpile Destruction Just in Time!
On 31 March, the Republic of Sudan finished destroying its antipersonnel mine stockpile, just ahead of its 1 April 2008 deadline under Article 4 of the Mine Ban Treaty. A final destruction ceremony to…
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25 March 2008
The ICBL Condemns Attacks on Afghan Deminers
The ICBL strongly condemns the cruel and deadly attacks on deminers in Afghanistan on Sunday and Monday. The ICBL calls on the government of Afghanistan to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to ju…
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20 March 2008
Burundi Finishes Stockpile Destruction
On 17 March, Burundi completed the destruction of its antipersonnel mine stockpile, just two weeks ahead of its 1 April deadline under Article 4 of the Mine Ban Treaty. The final destruction ceremony …
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10 March 2008
Ottawa Convention Implementation and Universalization Workshop, Bali 26-27 February 2008
Just over a year after Indonesia ratified the Mine Ban Treaty, it showed its potential as a regional leader on the mine ban by hosting a workshop on the implementation and universalization of the Mine…
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19 February 2008
Colombia: Alarming Increase in Landmine Casualties
On 8 February 2008, peasant Javier Benavides and his 12-year-old son died in one of the minefields scattered in the rural surroundings of Samaniego, in the southern Colombian department of Nariño. The…