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A young boy throwing a shoe onto a Pyramid of SHoes, organised by Handicap International to highlight the issue of cluster bombs

^{© O. Di Sima for Handicap International}

Since 1992, millions of citizens have been campaigning against landmines following the launch of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) founded by Handicap International and five other NGOs. This exceptional action, unprecedented in international law, resulted in the signing of the Mine Ban Treaty in December 1997, and the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize the same year. Throughout the world, the signatories celebrated this victory which proves that a little individual commitment can go a long way.

Today as landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill and mutilate one person every two hours, we are pursuing our fight against these cowardly weapons. In doing so we are keeping up the pressure on the 40 states including Russia, China and the USA who still refuse to sign the Mine Ban Treaty. At the same time we denounce the cynicism of certain states that use, produce and sell cluster munitions despite the fact that they openly violate international humanitarian law.

We are currently campaigning for the universal adoption of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, which came into force on 1st August 2010.

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Stories from the Field

"Let’s work for peace"

“My name is Soraj Ghulam Habib. I live in the Herat province in Afghanistan. I was born during the war and I grew up in a country facing a crisis, in a climate of violence and conflict. I started school at 8 years old and I dreamt of one day being able to work and help my family and society in general.