Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Toward a Landmine-Free World

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Expand Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, sitting, looks toward Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, far left, after signing the Mine Ban Treaty in Ottawa on December 3, 1997. © 2019 AP Photo/Tom Hanson Today the Fourth Review Conference of the international Mine Ban Treaty opens in Oslo, Norway. A total of 164 states have joined the treaty, committing to cease production, use, and transfer of antipersonnel mines, to destroy their stockpiles, clear mine-affected areas, and assist mine survivors. It is worth celebrating the significant steps states have taken over the past 20…

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