Landmines and the Campaign to Ban Them

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A reading comprehension lesson plan in PDF/Doc format.

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During 2002, India and Pakistan have been laying landmines along their disputed border in Kashmir, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The ICBL says it is possibly the largest deployment of mines in decades. Mary Wareham, the Landmine Monitor Report’s global coordinator, recently said: “Mine-laying in India and Pakistan is startling because of the length of the border and the length of the minefields and their proximity to villages and farming land.”

Numerous civilians and soldiers have died as a result of the landmines laid on both sides of the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir. After declaring ceasefires (stopping fighting) in 2002, both Angola and Sri Lanka have stopped using landmines. However the ICBL has reported that the government of Russia and to a lesser extent Georgia continue to use the device.

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Adam has been living and working in Istanbul for the past five years. All of this time has been spent in the tertiary education sector. After several enjoyable years working at Bilgi University's English preparatory school, he has now joined the School of languages at Sabanci University. He is currently involved in the development of the School's language syllabus. Outside of the profession, he loves composing music, and is slowly coming to grips with being in his thirties, helped along by his wife Çagla and his son Aslan.

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