Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Guerrillas
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Maiming the People by Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf
And Recommendations -- Recommendations -- To the FARC-EP, ELN, and other irregular armed groups in Colombia -- To the Colombian government -- To international donors, institutions, and parties to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty -- To States, institutions, and individuals involved in brokering peace negotiations between the Colombian government and armed groups. -- Landmines' impact on civilians in Colombia -- The smallest survivors -- More than physical injuries -- Mines and other abuses -- Other indiscriminate weapons: gas cylinder bombs. -- Causes of increased landmine use. -- Victim assistance: theory and practice -- Colombian legislation -- Lump-sum payments -- Medical care -- Transportation to a medical facility -- Housing -- Education. -- Poor enforcement -- Insufficient assistance -- Short deadlines and insufficient awareness of landmine survivors' rights -- Reform proposals -- International assistance. -- Legal standards -- Standards applicable to Colombia's guerrillas -- Colombia's obligations to survivors -- International actors' obligations to mine survivors. -- Acknowledgments.