About Us

Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor is the knowledge leader on the landmines, cluster munitions, and explosive remnants issues in large part due to the strength of its global research network. The research network includes in-country researchers located in every region of the world, a diverse Editorial Team, and an Editorial Board composed of leading human rights, advocacy and humanitarian organizations. Together, these experts contribute their knowledge of ban policy, mine action, and victim assistance to Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor’s vigorous research, editing and publication process.

Editorial Board

The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor system is coordinated by a five-member Editorial Board made up of:

• Paul Hannon, Mines Action Canada
• Bruno Leclercq , Handicap International
• Stephen Goose, Human Rights Watch
• Katherine Harrison, Action on Armed Violence
• Atle Karlsen, Norwegian People's Aid

Editorial Board members take strategic decisions to guide the initiative and ensure that all reporting measures up to Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor’s high standards. Mines Action Canada serves as the lead agency and is responsible for the coordination and management of research, editing and production of all Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor research products.

Program Staff

A small staff carries out the daily management of the initiative.

• Jacqueline Hansen, Program Manager (Canada)

Editorial Team

The Editorial Team conducts research, guides, and supports the work of in-country researchers, and conducts preliminary edits of report content.

Ban Policy

• Team leader: Stephen Goose, Human Rights Watch (USA)
• Katherine Harrison, Action on Armed Violence (UK)
• Mark Hiznay, Human Rights Watch (USA)
• Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, Mines Action Canada (Canada)
• Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch (USA)
• Kate Castenson, Human Rights Watch (USA)

Mine Action and Support for Mine Action

• Team leader: Stuart Casey-Maslen, Norwegian People’s Aid (France)
• Nick Cumming-Bruce, Norwegian People’s Aid (France)
• Mike Kendellen, ICBL-CMC (USA)

Casualties and Victim Assistance

• Megan Burke, ICBL-CMC (Nicaragua)
• Stéphane De Greef, ICBL-CMC (Cambodia)
• Loren Persi Vicentic, ICBL-CMC (Serbia)

Country/ Area Researchers

In-country researchers gather information on the ground in their country or area—information that in many cases could not be gathered remotely. These researchers are drawn from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)’s campaigning coalition and from other elements of civil society, including journalists, academics, and research institutions.

• Abkhazia: Elena Kuvichko
• Afghanistan: Sulaiman Aminy
• Albania: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Ilir Shkalla
• Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates: Ayman Sorour
• Andorra, Portugal, Spain: Maria Josep Pares
• Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique: Anna Kudarewska
• Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname: Tatiana Stephens
• Argentina, Falklands/Malvinas: Maria Pia Devoto
• Australia: Anna King
• Azerbaijan: Hafiz Safikhanov
• Belarus: Iouri Zagoumennov
• Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Mauritius, Niger: Thea Ruggia
• Belgium: Hildegarde Vansintjan
• Bhutan, India: Binalakshmi Nepram
• Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay: Hector Guerra
• Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Ramiz Bećirović
• Brazil: Camila Weiss Martins
• Cambodia: Denise Coghlan
• Chile:Yasmin Espinoza Goecke
• Colombia: Camilo Ernesto Serna Villegas
• Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Vanuatu: Mary Wareham
• Cyprus, Greece: Louisa O’Brien
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo: Francky Minatuala
• Denmark: Rune Saugmann
• El Salvador: Jesus Martinez
• Ethiopia: Bekele Gonfa
• Finland: Eeva Suhonen
• France, Malta, Monaco: Camille Gosselin
• Georgia: Narine Berikashvili
• Germany: Thomas Kuchenmeister
• Guatemala, Honduras: Maria Eugenia Villareal
• Indonesia: Lars Stenger
• Iraq, Lebanon, Syria: Llewelyn Jones
• Israel: Ronen Shimoni
• Japan: Akihito Hayashi
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Iurie Pintea
• Korea, South: John Kim
• Kosovo: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Ilir Shkalla
• Kyrgzystan, Tajikistan: Tahmina Karimova and Gilles Giacca
• Lao PDR, Thailand: Shushira Chonhenchob
• Libya: Abdumunaem Aliwan
• Liechtenstein, Switzerland: Paul Vermeulen
• Luxembourg: Jerome Bodin
• Macedonia, FYR: Natasha Dokovska
• Mali: Amadou Maiga and Thea Ruggia
• Mongolia: Burmaa Radnaa
• Myanmar: Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
• Nepal: Purna Shova Chitrakar
• Netherlands: Miriam Struyk
• Nicaragua: Megan Burke
• Norway: Atle Karlsen
• Pakistan: Raza Shah Khan and Naveed Shinwari
• Peru: Carlos Eduardo Luján Andrade
• Philippines: Doods Santos
• Poland: Jakub Budohoski
• Russian Federation: Roman Dolgov
• Senegal: Mamady Gassama and Thea Ruggia
• Serbia: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Jelena Vicentic
• Slovakia: Martina Mazurova
• Somalia: Abdilahi Yusuf Farah
• South Africa: Gugu Dube
• Sri Lanka: Vidya Abhayagunawardena
• Sudan: Abu Osama Abdalla
• Sweden: Anna Ek
• Taiwan: Paul Chun
• Tajikistan: Aziza Hakimova
• Turkey: Muteber Ogreten
• Uganda: Geoffrey Muhindo
• United Kingdom: Katherine Harrison
• United States: Mark Hiznay
• Venezuela: Maya de Leon Russo
• Vietnam: Thang Hong
• Yemen: Aisha Saeed
• Zambia: Bob Mtonga