Finland’s planned exit from landmine ban draws sharp criticism from Amnesty

The government on Wednesday approved Lithuania's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines.

Finland’s planned exit from landmine ban draws sharp criticism from Amnesty

The Finnish government’s decision to prepare for withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines risks weakening international law and damaging Finland’s global reputation, Amnesty Finland said on Monday. The treaty, which prohibits the use, production, storage and transfer of anti-personnel mines, has been in force in Finland since 2012.

LFI-NFP Group Communiqué The National Assembly has just confirmed the abolition of the National Commission for the Elimination of Anti-Personnel Mines (CNEMA) carried out by an amendment of the macro group in a text dealing with the simplification of economic life. This decision is absurd and irresponsible. At the time of the resurgence of the use of anti-personnel mines, particularly in Ukraine, France, a signatory to the Ottawa Convention, sho…

The government on Wednesday approved Lithuania's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines.

Finland Reintroduces Landmines in Response to Russian Threat

Finland Reintroduces Landmines After Major Security Review.

The actual decisions await Finland's new policies, Insta CEO Tapio Kolunsarka tells T&T.