Quad Rugby? Huge success! Thanks to Nerina and Riley for organizing the event, and to Nate for his awesome video.
In other news:
Read Tirza’s full update after the jump.
December 03, 2009, 11:48am Comments
“We were all excited to witness this long-awaited occasion, the day our government officially declared Rwanda a mine-free country.
The bombs which had littered our schools, markets, bridges, and coffee lands were terrifying and deadly reminders of the Tutsi genocide of 1994. Once again, our children may walk to school without fear, our farmers may grow coffee without fear, and all may finally enjoy the peace, and peace of mind, that this news has brought us.
I would like to thank everyone at Survivor Corps for all they have done to assist victims of genocide and landmines. Above all, congratulations to the people of Rwanda and our government for this wonderful accomplishment. We may now move on to focus on victim assistance, to heal those injured by the past.”
— Albert Nzamukwereka, Rwanda Country Coordinator, responding to the government’s declaration that Rwanda is finally mine-free.
December 02, 2009, 6:15pm Comments
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition have issued the following press release, which provides detailed information about Cartagena Summit, the Mine Ban Treaty, and their histories. Although targeted at educating government officials, this is an excellent source for anyone seeking background information on these topics or links to other resources.
December 02, 2009, 5:22pm Comments
Today we are very proud of Zeljko Valas, our Bosnia and Herzegovina representative at Cartagena.
He was asked by the BiH delegation to co-present BiH’s government victim assistance intervention, and he unflinchingly explained where BiH was falling short from a rights-based approach to victim assistance and how to remedy that, even as he was speaking on behalf of the delegation. In his part of the intervention, Zeljko also gave a nice demonstration of what a rights-based approach means, for example, how the four years people are asked to wear out their prosthetics affects their right to health, and how gaps in assistance in being included in the workforce relates to the right to work.
To read the full text of his speech to the BiH delegation, continue reading.
December 01, 2009, 12:05pm Comments
