Ottawa Convention

Lives at Risk After Some States Withdraw From Landmine Treaty

By Ed Holt
As a string of European states announce withdrawals from a global treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, campaigners are warning countless lives could be put at risk as decades of progress fighting the weapons come under threat.

Arms Trade Treaty Gains Momentum with 50th Ratification

By Joel Jaeger
With state support moving at an unprecedented pace, the Arms Trade Treaty will enter into force on Dec. 24, 2014, only 18 months after it was opened for signature.

U.S. Urged to Conclude Longstanding Review on Landmines

By Carey L. Biron
The U.S. government is being urged to conclude a review of national policy on landmines that has dragged on for more than four years, a lag that some say has indirectly led to the injury or death of more than 16,000 people.
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