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From 29 June to 3 July 2009, Ambassador Satnam Jit Singh, Diplomatic Advisor to the ICBL, visited Mongolia to discuss the country's accession to the Mine Ban Treaty. Key political leaders and officials reiterated their support and promised to upgrade their efforts towards accession.
20 May 2009 - The ICBL denounces recent use of antipersonnel landmines by the Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. According to reports from the area including most recently from Human Rights Watch, an ICBL member, residents of Mingora, the epicenter of the fighting, have seen Taliban militants laying antipersonnel mines in the town.
An International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir held hearings in Indian Administered Kashmir in 2008 and early 2009.
Geneva, 3 April 2009 -- Global adherence to the Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions is the only effective way to stop the use of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions, and to fully address the humanitarian consequences of past use of these weapons.
The Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines (PCBL) announced on 11 November 2008 the signing by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) of an agreement developed by PCBL called "Rebel Group Declaration of Adherence to International Humanitarian Law on Landmines".
On 25-27 August, Prince Mired Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan, President of the 8th Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, visited Poland to urge Polish authorities to ratify the treaty without further delay.
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) strongly condemned Russia today for the use of cluster bombs in Georgia which resulted in at least 11 civilians being killed and dozens injured.
The reports of antipersonnel mine use by the Taliban received over the past 18 months are very worrying as – if confirmed – they would signal a shift from the Taliban’s publicly declared policy of endorsing the mine ban.
1 March 2008 marked the 9th Anniversary of Entry into Force of the "Mine Ban Treaty" which prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel landmines and has been joined up to now by 156 countries. India is not a State Party to the treaty but has recently shown growing interest in the issue of landmines. Unfortunately, India remains one of the largest producers of mines along with countries like Russia, China and Pakistan – and it stockpiles about 40 thousands tons of these weapons.
In the week of 10 March, the ICBL and Polish Red Cross organised an intense programme of advocacy and awareness raising events in Warsaw, Poland, with a view to expediting Poland's ratification of the Mine Ban Treaty. Activities included the opening of a photo exhibitions, meetings with government representatives and members of parliament, and media work.
Members of the Nepalese parliament participating in a seminar organized by the Nepal Campaign to Ban Landmines (NCBL) on 27 January 2008 vowed to actively promote Nepal’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty.
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) has declared that it will not use antipersonnel landmines, Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call announced in a press release on 5 December 2007.
Palau's accession to the Mine Ban Treaty on 18 November 2007 brought the number of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty to 156. The announcement of the accession was made today, during the first day of the 8th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Convention in Jordan.
Members of the Bahraini House of Representatives attending an ICBL workshop in Manama encouraged the government to submit draft legislation to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty and assured that this will encounter no opposition in Parliament.
A delegation from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) visited the Sultanate of Oman on 28 October as part of the organization’s efforts to promote adherence to the Mine Ban Treaty and received positive indications that the country could accede to the treaty in the near future.
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