Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Myanmar Junta Ramps Up Landmine Use

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Volunteer medics change the dressings of men injured by anti-personnel landmines, Karen State, Myanmar, June 18, 2021. © 2021 Thierry Falise/Getty Images “I lost my leg and my cow.” Aoung Gya Thowai Tanchangya, 22, was grazing his cattle along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border on September 16. “Sometimes our cattle cross into Myanmar so we have to go bring them back,” he said. “I didn’t realize there could be mines planted. When I stepped onto the mine, it exploded. I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I saw that my left leg was gone. I still feel pain.” In 2022, 25 years…

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