Lend Your Leg on April 4th
On Wednesday April 4th, the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) held a cross-parliamentary Lend Your Leg action at Parliament urging New Zealanders to lend their support of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and for disarmament.
Protest Syria’s use of banned landmines
The New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) has written a formal letter to Syrian Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman expressing its “profound dismay” at the Syrian army’s use of antipersonnel landmines on its borders with Turkey and Lebanon. CALM has called on States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, including New Zealand and Turkey, to condemn Syria’s use of this banned weapon. Finally, CALM has urged Lebanon to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty without delay and to condemn Syria’s use of antipersonnel mines. Continue Reading…
NZ government urged to push mine ban
The New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines (CALM) is calling on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to continue New Zealand’s strong support for the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. March 1, 2012, marks 13 years since the treaty banning antipersonnel landmines became binding international law. Continue Reading…