Myanmar has for the second consecutive year recorded the world’s highest number of landmine casualties (2,029), which is double the total reported for the preceding year. Syria had the second highest number of casualties (1,015), followed by Afghanistan (624) and Ukraine (293).
The Myanmar military continued their use of antipersonnel mines, as they have done every year since the first Landmine Monitor report was published in 1999. The military continues to force civilians to serve as “guides” to walk in front of its units to detonate landmines, and to conduct forced labour in mine clearance.
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Source: Reliefweb News
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