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Landmines are victim-operated traps. Most are designed to maim, not to kill, because a wounded person is a bigger drain on resources.
From 15,000 to 20,000 people worldwide are maimed or killed by landmines each year.
Most victims of landmines are civilians, many of them children, who are killed or injured after hostilities come to an end.
Landmines are indiscriminate weapons in the sense that they cannot tell the difference between a soldier and a civilian. Indiscriminate weapons are illegal under humanitarian law.
The harm caused by landmines is disproportionate to their military utility.
Landmines cost $3-$30 to produce but $300-$1000 to remove.
A 10-year-old amputee, with a life expectancy of an additional 40-50 years, will need 25 artificial limbs during his or her lifetime.

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