International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
Stephen Goose
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines was founded in 1992. It is composed of more than 1,300 groups in more than 90 countries working for a universal ban of antipersonnel landmines. In 1997, ICBL and its then-coordinator, Jody Williams, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Stephen Goose is Executive Director of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch, a member organization of ICBL. The following is excerpted from Stephen Goose’s speech to the Fifth Meeting of States Parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 17, 2003. The past year has been a very encouraging one…
