Landmines Are Not an Issue of Security but Rather an Issue of Human Rights

By Ozlem Ozturk Toplumsal Duyarlilik Dernegi (Association for Social Awareness) Children don’t play soccer or tag in southeastern Turkey. They wish they did. But the several thousands of landmines that are scattered across over 3,000 villages won’t allow them. According to the Turkish-based Human Rights Association, and Association for Social Awareness (ASA), the regions of…