Human Rights Watch: Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Retention to the Mine Ban Treaty Twenty-First Meeting of States Parties
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2023, by Associate Director Mark Hiznay:
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Mr. President,
The destruction of 55 million stockpiled antipersonnel landmines under the Mine Ban Treaty is one of its most lasting and life-saving accomplishments. Sri Lanka was the last State Party to complete its obligation to destroy its stocks in October 2021.
Of the 164 States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, 1 . . .
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Mr. President,
The destruction of 55 million stockpiled antipersonnel landmines under the Mine Ban Treaty is one of its most lasting and life-saving accomplishments. Sri Lanka was the last State Party to complete its obligation to destroy its stocks in October 2021.
Of the 164 States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, 1 . . .