Actualités

Short news item on Micoahumado, Bolivar, Colombia 25 June 2007 As it was mentioned in the last communication on the 20th of June 2007, the organizations Geneva Call and the Colombian Campaign Against Landmines (CCCM) paid a visit to Micoahumado, in the province of Bolivar, on the 21st of June; this was a response to […]

Democratic Alliance of Burma Issues its Position on Landmines Geneva – 8 June 2007 Last Thursday, the Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB) issued a press release on its position on landmines. Though the statement falls short of a total ban on anti-personnel mines, Geneva Call is pleased to note this positive development, which complements a […]

Three Ethnic Armed Groups from Burma/Myanmar Commit to a Ban on Anti-personnel Mines Geneva – 16 April 2007 The Lahu Democratic Front (LDF), the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) and the Pa-O People’s Liberation Organization (PPLO), today committed to a total ban on anti-personnel mines by signing Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment. The signing took place […]

Somalia commemorates the International Mine Awareness Day Geneva/Baidoa, 4 April 2007- Isha Baidoa Human Rights Organisation, a member organisation of the Somali Campaign to Ban Antipersonnel Landmines (SOCBAL), hosted an unprecedented event marking the United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Baidoa, the current seat of Somalia’s Transitional Federal […]