Sri Lanka’s government Thursday announced it would ban landmines and promised to destroy its stockpiles of the explosive devices, nearly seven years after its protracted civil war ended. Deputy ...

(Geneva, December 1, 2025) – The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives but faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use, Human Rights Watch said ...

In Syria, people returning home face a dangerous legacy of the Assad regime and the civil war. Landmines litter roads, land and neighborhoods, threatening civilians now trying to rebuild homes, lives ...