Sentence examples for mine ban from inspiring English sources

Although the country ratified the 1997 mine ban treaty, its armed forces and Russian-backed rebels have both made widespread use of their stockpiled, Soviet-made devices.

This year Somalia became the 160th signatory to the mine ban treaty, and the Convention on Cluster Munitions has been joined by 111 countries.

RUSSIA: SIGNING MINE BAN -- Russia agreed to sign the 1996 Geneva treaty banning anti-personnel land mines, a weapon its troops have used widely -- and to sharp criticism -- in their war against Chechen rebels.

This is a clear break from the Ottawa mine ban treaty, which doesn't include such a provision.

Indonesia to ratify mine ban treaty JAKARTA, 8 December 2006 - Indonesia moved a step closer this week to ratifying the International Mine Ban Treaty.

"Today's decision is a clear commitment to turning the page on that chapter of history, and to 'building a peaceful future' - the theme of the mine ban workshop currently underway in Kabul".

(The Pentagon maintains that its defense of the North-South Korean border rules out a land-mine ban).

At least this treaty, like the land-mine ban, will stigmatize cluster munitions and make it harder to use them.

The next president should get on the right side of history by joining the mine-ban treaty -- without any loopholes.

On Thursday, we from the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intornational Campaign to Ban Landmines will ask President Bush if he will bring the United States to join the mine-ban treaty.

Landmines, cluster munitions and other devices, along with the actual mine-ban treaty, will also be on display that day through the end of April.