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 LeClarcq , Handicap International
• Stephen Goose, Human Rights Watch
• Richard Moyes, Landmine Action
• Stuart Casey-Maslen and 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 based in Ottawa, Canada, carries out the daily management of the initiative.

• Jacqueline Hansen, Program Manager (Canada)
• Katie Pitts, Project Officer (Canada)
• Tatiana Stephens, Project Officer (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 and Support for Mine Action

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

Mine Action

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

Casualties, Risk Education and Victim Assistance

• Team leader: Joohi Haleem, Handicap International (Belgium)
• Megan Burke, Handicap International (Nicaragua)
• Loren Persi, Handicap International (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 coalitions and from other elements of civil society, including journalists, academics, and research institutions.

• Abkhazia: Elena Kuvichko
• Afghanistan: Sulaiman Aminy
• Albania: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Anila Alibali Hajnaj
• Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Egypt, Libya, 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, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, St. Lucia: Tatiana Stephens
• Argentina, Falklands/Malvinas: Maria Pia Devoto
• Australia: Lorel Thomas
• Azerbaijan: Hafiz Safikhanov
• Bahamas, Canada, Dominica, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname: Katie Pitts
• Bangladesh: Rafique Al-Islam
• Belarus: Iouri Zagoumennov
• 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
• Burundi, Chad, Niger: Thea Ruggia
• Cambodia: Denise Coghlan
• Colombia: Camilo Ernesto Serna Villegas
• Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Vanuatu: Mary Wareham
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo: Francky Minatuala
• Denmark: Rune Saugmann
• El Salvador: Jesus Martinez
• Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: Igors Tipans
• Finland: Eeva Suhonen
• France, Malta, Monaco: Marion Libertucci
• Georgia: Narine Berikashvili
• Greece: Louisa O’Brien
• Guatemala, Honduras: Maria Eugenia Villareal
• Indonesia: Lars Stenger
• Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon: Jenny Reeves
• Ireland: Susan Hensel
• Israel: Ronen Shimoni
• Italy: Giuseppe Schiavello
• Japan: Yasuhira Kitagawa and Akihito Hayashi
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Iurie Pintea
• Korea, South: John Kim and Jai-Kook Cho
• Kosovo: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Faton Salihu
• Lao PDR, Thailand: Shushira Chonhenchob
• Liechtenstein, Switzerland: Paul Vermeulen
• Luxembourg: Jerome Bodin
• Macedonia, FYR: Natasha Dokovska
• Mali: Amadou Maiga
• Mongolia: Burmaa Radnaa
• Myanmar: Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
• Nagorno-Karabakh: Ashot Adamyan
• 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
• Rwanda: Wilson Rubanzana
• Senegal: Mamady Gassama
• Serbia: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Jelena Vicentic
• Singapore: Chee Siok Chin
• Slovakia: Martina Mazurova
• Somalia: Dahir Abdirahman Abdulle
• Sudan: Suzana Srnic Vukovic and Abu Osama Abdalla
• Sweden: Anna Ek
• Taiwan: Paul Chun
• Tajikistan: Aziza Hakimova
• Turkey: Muteber Ogreten
• Uganda: Geoffrey Muhindo
• Ukraine: Olexii Kocherev
• United Kingdom: Portia Stratton
• United States: Mark Hiznay and Mike Kendellen
• Venezuela: Antonio González Plessmann
• Yemen: Aisha Saeed
• Zambia: Bob Mtonga