Song Kosal, a young Cambodian girl who lost her leg in a landmine blast, has become an activist since the age of 12.
She launched "Youth Against War Treaty," collected 263,000 signatures, and with which she presented to international communities to join the Mine Ban Treaty.

Eliminating Landmines, how every global citizen can help?

Although Taiwan’s Kinmen city has removed 40,000 landmines, about 4,339 basketball-court in dimensions, there are still 40,000 more left to be discovered.

Among 160 million anti-personnel mine stockpiles around the world, there are more than five million unexploded landmines littered all over Cambodia.

Speaker
Song Kosal Youth Ambassador, International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Moderator
Shao-Hua Liu Executive member, Taiwan Association for Human Rights

Date & Time: Saturday, 20th August 2011 2:00pm- 4:00pm
Venue: Yue-han Hall (No.110, Jinhua Street, Taipei)

English Only

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Host organization: Eden Social Welfare Foundation and Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation

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