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In 1991, on the eve of elections in Cambodia and the repatriation of
hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, Human Rights Watch
(HRW) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) undertook an extensive
research project into the humanitarian consequences of mine use.
Their report details how after two decades of conflict, Cambodia had
become one of the most mine-affected countries in the world. It
documents how mines were used extensively and indiscriminately, as
well as their impact on civilians. It includes an analysis of international
humanitarian law relating to antipersonnel mines and concludes with a
call for a total ban on the weapon. HRW published subsequent reports
on the landmine problem in several countries, including Hidden Death:
Landmines and Civilian Casualties in Iraqi Kurdistan (1992),
Landmines in Angola (January 1993), Landmines in Mozambique
(March 1994) and Still Killing: Landmines in Southern Africa (1997),
while PHR issued Hidden Enemies: Landmines in Northern Somalia
(1992).
Language: English
Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human
Rights (New York: HRW and PHR, 1991)
Human Rights Watch, 1630 Connecticut Ave NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20009 USA
tel: 1-202-612-4321
fax: 1-202-612-4333
email: hrwdc@hrw.org
web: http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia_pub&c=cambod
ISBN: 1-56432-001-4
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