⚡ BREAKING: Finland moves to withdraw from Ottawa Treaty amid security concerns linked to Russia-Ukraine war: Outi Holopainen tells Anadolu #Finland #OttawaTreaty
It's disappointing that this needs to be said, but it's time for #Canada to defend the #OttawaTreaty. @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
As Deputy Director of UNICEF he was a passionate & eloquent advocate for a ban on #landmines because of the harm they inflect on children. He & UNICEF were integral to the ban efforts which resulted in the #OttawaTreaty in 1997. #RIP Mr. Lewis. @minefreeworld.bsky.social @minesactioncan.bsky.social
This is very sad news. He was a great champion of the ban on landmines when he worked at UNICEF. His work was integral to the efforts that resulted in the #OttawaTreaty in 1997. As he was with most areas of his work he was passionate and very eloquent about the ban. @minefreeworld.bsky.social
The #OttawaTreaty was signed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1997, banning #AntiPersonnelMines (#LandMines) for 133 countries. The USA refused to sign, along with China and Russia. To date the treaty has 166 parties, but America remains a violent tool of the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex.
Nor are they signatories to the #OttawaTreaty
Promoting and strengthening international law such as #IHL banning inhumane and indiscriminate weapons e.g. #landmines, #clusterbombs would be a good place to start. #Norway can provide many tips. #OttawaTreaty
พาไปทำความรู้จัก #อนุสัญญาออตตาวา ว่าด้วยการห้ามใช้ สะสม ผลิต โอนและทำลายทุ่นระเบิดสังหารบุคคล ประเทศไทยควรเดินเกมเช่นไร หลังตรวจพบเขมรละเมิดลอบวาง "ทุ่นระเบิด" จำนวนมาก ตามแนวชายแดนไทย-กัมพูชา...
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#ทุ่นระเบิด #ไทยกัมพูชา #กัมพูชา #OttawaTreaty #ข่าว #ข่าววันนี้
#เดลินิวส์ #เดลินิวส์ออนไลน์
Screenshot of Thai Rath TV news report of a Thai villager's house destroyed by Cambodian heavy artillery fire, and his nephew is hurt in hospital.
Screenshot of Thai Rath TV news report of a Thai villager's house destroyed by Cambodian heavy artillery fire, and their nephew is hurt in hospital.
Why does Cambodian army fire heavy artillery (Russian BM-21) at Thailand’s civilians (houses, hospital! and petrol station), whereas Thai army fired at Cambodian military only? Who is the real aggressor? Who is the wolf in sheepskin?
#truth #truthNotLies
#OttawaTreaty #UNSC #CambodiaOpenedFire
#OttawaTreaty
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👇🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇳"Anti-landmine advocates urge Canada to try keeping Ukraine, others in Ottawa Treaty"
#Landmines #OttawaTreaty
As #Poland hasn't yet formally withdrawn from 1997 #OttawaTreaty /Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, I hope our representatives heed warnings of @icrc.org President & #UN Secretary-General www.un.org/sg/en/conten.... 🙏 for opposing withdrawal
@katarzynakot.bsky.social @dziemianowicz-bak.bsky.social
I advocate the development of a new type of landmine, one that can be switched on and off remotely.🕹️
🟢On, it protects against enemy ground troops.🔥
🔴Off,it enables a ground offensive and in a post-war situation there are no civilian, child and animal casualties.
#OttawaTreaty #landmines
#Lithuania officially
leaving the #Ottawatreaty #MineBan
due to Russia being
the greatest #threat
to #Europe 's
#security and #stability
#Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainewar #NAFO
Talk about "Iron curtain"...
#Russia #nato #defense #Europeanunion #Finland #Estonia #latvia #Lithuania #Norway #Ottawatreaty #foreignaffairs #foreignpolicy #news #politicalscience #history
If #Poland's "national good" dictates that we too withdraw from the #OttawaTreaty / Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, then I disagree with our Minister of #Defense on the meaning of "national good". 1/N businessinsider.com.pl/polityka/sej...
Bonne nouvelle! Notre nouvelle fiche d'information sur la contamination en #Ukraine est aussi disponible en français:
👉 www.hi.org/sn_uploads/d...
#ProtectCivilians #OttawaTreaty #RejectLandmines
🇫🇮 🏛️ ✅ 🚫 🤝 #OttawaTreaty #Finland
HI side event at the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention intersessional meetings in Geneva, (c)HI.
🚨Survivors in #Gaza & the West Bank face rising risks & too few services.
At #APMBC intersessionals, @hi-federation.bsky.social, DRC and the Permanent Mission of Denmark called for stronger victim assistance & inclusive recovery.
👉Rights, not charity. #VictimAssistance #OttawaTreaty
Kaitlin Hodge, HI, at the Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention intersessional meetings in Geneva, (c)HI.
🔴Civilians still face deadly consequences from landmines!
👉At the #APMBC intersessionals, @hi-federation.bsky.social ’s Kaitlin Hodge joined @hrw.org to call for renewed commitment to the #OttawaTreaty & stronger action on civilian protection.
#Landmines #MineBanTreaty
🔴NEW factsheet on explosive contamination in #Ukraine
🔈“Landmines & cluster munitions do not protect populations; they endanger them for generations.”
Anne Héry, Director of Advocacy @hi-federation.bsky.social
👉 Read here: bit.ly/4kWmlf9
#ProtectCivilians #OttawaTreaty #RejectLandmines
Broken Chair on the Place des Nations in Geneva. The picture also shows ICBL and HI's logos.
🔴Leaving the Mine Ban Treaty is a gamble with civilian lives.
👉Today in Geneva, @hi-federation.bsky.social and global advocates are calling states to reaffirm commitments to protect civilians from landmines.
#ProtectCivilians #OttawaTreaty #RejectLandmines @minefreeworld.bsky.social
💣 Landmines kill long after wars end — 84% of victims are civilians, 1 in 3 a child. Canada helped lead the ban. Now PM Carney must speak up to defend it. Don’t let buried war crimes come back. ✍️ Add your name: #BanLandmines #OttawaTreaty. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
🚨 URGENT: Finland may WITHDRAW from the Mine Ban Treaty!
This dangerous move would greenlight deadly landmines—indiscriminate killers that harm civilians for decades.
🌍 SIGN the global petition: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05...
#BanLandmines #OttawaTreaty
🔴 85% of landmine victims are civilians.
👉Today, at Geneva’s iconic #BrokenChair, HI and @minefreeworld.bsky.social urged #Estonia, #Finland, #Latvia, #Lithuania, and #Poland to reconsider withdrawal from the #OttawaTreaty.
#ProtectCivilians #MineFreeWorld
Broken Chair on the place des Nations, in Geneva. The picture also shows ICBL and HI's logos.
📅 Join us in Geneva at Place des Nations tomorrow as we rally to prevent retreat from the #OttawaTreaty .
📢 Civilians must not pay the price!
#ProtectCivilians #MineBanTreaty #RejectLandmines @minefreeworld.bsky.social @hi-federation.bsky.social
#BanMines - Jetzt und auch in Zukunft‼️
#Landmines #OttawaTreaty
The 1997 #OttawaTreaty to #BanLandmines needs champions -"As landmines continue to kill and injure people around the world, the overwhelming majority – between 70% and 85% per year – are civilians. Nearly 40% of those affected by landmines are children." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
If #Canada does want to lead and if @mark-carney.bsky.social does believe in international cooperation then the #OttawaTreaty banning #landmines is a great place to start. More than 160 states belong to it and they all understand the economic benefits of a mine-free world. A success in progress.