Groups providing assistance to casualties
Agence France Presse, Danger underfoot in Myanmar war zones, Daniel Rook Article interviews two mine victims from Karen State of Burma, both of whom were receiving assistance at Mae Tao Clinic on the Burma/Thai border. Also interviews with Landmine Monitor and Mae Tao Clinic prosthetic technician. Article can be accessed Read more…
Asia Times: Rangers to the rescue in Myanmar, Tony Cliff, 18 February 2011 Article highlights some of the work of the group Free Burma Rangers. Article notes that the teams document human rights abuses, including the forced labor in mined areas for the Burmese Army. Free Burma Rangers cooperates with Read more…
Bangkok Post, Spectrum section: Explosive Nightmares, 30 January 2011 Article documents the plight of a farmed who stepped on a landmine in Burma but was being treated in Mae Sot hospital and a staff member of the Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People who delivers Mine Risk Education to some Read more…