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A man holds an improvised explosive device in Myanmar. These devices are found in multiple areas in many states in the north, east and west where there has been fighting. Photo: via ICBL/ Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan

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Myanmar still a serial landmine user, monitor says

by Jim Pollard December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar won special – and wholly undistinguished – mention at a regional update this week about Asian nations’ compliance with the global Mine Ban Treaty, also known as the Ottawa Treaty, in the 20 years since it was adopted. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize and went on to […]