Mines
Imagine this : you were born in a Third World nation, to a really poor family. Life from day to day is hard as it is... food is scarce and meals are hard to come by. To add to the misery, your country is war-torn. One of the few consolations, as a kid, is playing games with your friends.
One day, you are playing as usual with your fellow villagers when there is this loud explosion. Pain rips through you and knocks you out flat. When you awake, you find yourself like the little boy in the picture... without arms.....
Every 15-20 minutes, someone in this world is being killed or injured by a landmine. The United Nations (UN) estimated that around 105-110 million mines are buried in some 64 countries around the world. Even in countries where there is peace, stark reminders of their violent past still remain - landmines and the victims... when it comes to landmines, death is almost merciful, sparing one of the torture of having to live with its consequences.
Over and above the pain and suffering it brings, landmines also result in lingering economic and social costs. They render agricultural land unusable, endanger the safe return of refugees and impede post-conflict reconstruction and development.
The indiscriminate use of anti-personnel landmines is a flagrant violation of both international human rights law, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and of international humanitarian law. Eliminating all anti-personnel landmines is a humanitarian imperative.
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