Posts Tagged ‘Landmines’

Rights group slams surge in landmine use in Myanmar

Monday, November 25th, 2024

Myanmar’s military junta has come under fire from global rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) for a surge in use of banned antipersonnel landmines that indiscriminately kill and injure people across the country. Myanmar topped the global list of casualties from landmines last year, HRW said in a report released on Nov. 21. The country Read more

Landmines leave Myanmar’s children biggest losers

Monday, April 8th, 2024
Landmines

Children are affected most when landmines and explosives are used in conflicts, UN children’s agency UNICEF says. A new report from the agency says the landmine and explosive legacy in Myanmar (formerly Burma) killed or maimed at least 210 children last year. Those children represent over 20 percent of last year’s 1,052 civilian casualties in Read more