Against The Tide of History: Landmines in the Casamance
General information
- Call No.:
-
392-1-1:49/1
- Part of series
- HU OSA 392-1-1 Video Recordings of WITNESS: Activist films of Witness: Documentary films and promotional videos of Witness
- Located at
- DVD-ROM #49 / No. 1
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU OSA 392-1-1_049
- Date of production
- 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Level
- Item
- Primary Type
- Moving image
- Language
- English, French
- Duration
- 27 min.
Content
- Form/Genre
- Documentary film
- Contents Summary
- Against the Tides Of History: Landmines in the Casamance - illustrates the urgent need for international and national assistance for the psycho-social rehabilitation of landmine victims in the Casamance in compliance with Article 6 of the Convention On The Prohibition Of The Use, Stockpiling, Production And Transfer Of Antipersonnel Mines And On Their Destruction, which Senegal signed and ratified on 23 September 1998. Using victim testimonies, the film focuses on the plight of women and children in the Casamance and is elaborated through expert and agency interviews with local and international NGO representatives, government and rebel leaders.
Context
- Associated Names
- RADDHO (Copyright holder)
- WITNESS (Copyright holder)