Original report from Washington
07 November 2007
Former king Norodom Sihanouk issued an open letter Monday, calling on countries who have not adopted landmine bans to do so, to "completely eradicate this terrible scourge from our world."
"Many countries and their respective peoples have suffered much because of these weapons," the aging Sihanouk wrote in an open statement.
Lt. Gen. Khem Sophoan, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Committee, said Cambodia was among 100 countries that had signed the Ottawa Treaty on landmines.
"Countries that have not joined the treaty are mostly superpowers involved in producing landmines," he said.
About 292 Cambodians have been killed by landmines this year, down from 450 in the same period of 2006.
"Many countries and their respective peoples have suffered much because of these weapons," the aging Sihanouk wrote in an open statement.
Lt. Gen. Khem Sophoan, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Committee, said Cambodia was among 100 countries that had signed the Ottawa Treaty on landmines.
"Countries that have not joined the treaty are mostly superpowers involved in producing landmines," he said.
About 292 Cambodians have been killed by landmines this year, down from 450 in the same period of 2006.
5 comments:
Look, landmines is the big industries, you have no rights to put them out of buz. If your country signed for the Ottawa Tready then just keep your country out of landmines problems and dont buy more mines. every simple. ok?
Yes, and so as narcotic drugs. It is even bigger business.
Thank you your highness for speaking out on this disastrous industry where lots of victims were unfairly maimed.
We wih you could speak out more for poor powerless cambodians.
Please continue on speaking out for humanity.
Neang SA
Cambodia Landmines will take 1000 years to clearup. Because, They found 1 and they put back 10. How's on earth the Cambodia Landmines total clear? That's Hun Sen Stategy for CMAC to get moo money.
Hey, stop give people any idea, Ah Chkout (1:58)!
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