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Privacy Policy
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Australian Network Incorporated respects the privacy of
all its supporters, members and partners, and treats personal information (personal data) provided by
you as confidential. The information we gather is processed and stored in Australia and we comply
with the applicable legal requirements of Australia.
Your Personal Data and our Privacy Policy Statement
We use the information this website gathers strictly for our organisation’s purposes such as
tailoring appeals and campaigns and working with affiliated partners towards banning landmines and
assisting communities impacted by landmines. Unless you have expressly opted not to participate when
providing us with your personal information, we may share certain information with our carefully
selected partners for campaigning and appeals for the ANBL.
As the information we gather is not financially sensitive i.e., we do not gather credit card or
bank numbers, we do not use any encryption in transmission. All information gathered is stored in
our secure server and all practicable steps have been taken to ensure that the information you have
provided is protected against unauthorised or accidental access. However, we cannot be held
responsible for unauthorised or accidental access which is beyond our control. You may wish to have
access to or request correction of your personal information at ausnbl@gmail.com When communicating
your request, please indicate clearly the original source of data collection.
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a coalition of non-governmental organizations whose goal is to abolish the production and use of anti-personnel mines.
The coalition was formed in 1992 when six groups with similar interests, including Human Rights Watch, medico international, Handicap International, Physicians for Human Rights, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and the Mines Advisory Group, agreed to cooperate on their common goal. The campaign has since grown and spread to become a network of over 1,400 groups – including groups working on women, children, veterans, religious groups, the environment, human rights, arms control, peace and development -- in over 90 countries, working locally, nationally and internationally to eradicate antipersonnel landmines. A prominent supporter was Diana, Princess of Wales.
The organization and its chief spokesperson, Jody Williams, jointly received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts.
The campaign's greatest success occurred in 1999 when the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines, came into force. Some states, including the United States, Russia and People's Republic of China, have thus far refused to sign. In 2004, the first review conference of the Ottawa Treaty, The Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World was held in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit produced the Nairobi Action Plan for 2005-2009, a set of 70 action points that member states committed to undertake in the five year period following the Summit.
The ICBL and its flexible network of organizations remain committed to an international ban on the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of antipersonnel landmines, and for increased international resources for humanitarian mine clearance and mine victim assistance programs. The ICBL monitors the mine situation in the world (through a network of researchers producing the annual Landmine Monitor Report), and conducts advocacy activities, lobbying for implementation and universalization of the Mine Ban Treaty, humanitarian mine action programs geared toward the needs of mine-affected communities, support for landmine survivors, their families and their communities, and a stop to the production, use and transfer of landmines, including by non-State armed groups. The ICBL participates in the periodical meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty process, urges States not Parties to the Treaty to join and non-State armed groups to respect the mine ban norm, condemns mine use and promotes public awareness and debate on the mine issue, organizing events and generating media attention.
