long road towards people marriage rights for same sex couples. my colleagues, most of chan will have that for you after a very short break. do stay with us if you can. i'm sarah kelly in berlin. still, gal will be here with more updates in the next hour. thank you so much for your time today. take care. the people in trucks engine trying to free the city center the straight screen, the around the world, more than 130000000 people us we all mine

because no one should have to make up your own mind dw, may feel mine's the, the you're watching dw news page coming up today, a special report from louse, the most heavily bond nation in history. the country is still littered with unexploded ordnance dropped by american forces more than 50 years ago. we look at efforts to clear at that dangerous and deadly legacy of war plus new hope for same sex couples in hong kong. a recent court ruling was held as a victory, but just how close is the territory to achieving equal marriage, right? the

my name is melissa chan, thanks for joining us. ukraine's use of clustering munitions in its war against russia has been controversial with troops on the ground saying it has been effective in forcing some russian retreat. but human rights groups worry about the long term harm to ukrainian civilians. those effects are most clear in asia or cluster bombs were heavily used in southeast asia in the 19 sixty's. for a decade, the united states dropped more than 2000000 tons of cluster munitions on laos and its battle against communism. these weapons remain dangers today. many bombs did not designate and they sit in the soil in silence until a civilian comes across them. more than 20000 people had been killed or named since the end of the u. s. campaign. many of them children,

the work to clear allows of cluster bombs, has gone on for decades and we'll take decades more. we have this in depth report about clearance teams and their dangerous job. she moves forward step by step centimeter by centimeter or until the metal detector sounds fit bonnie has found something. a small part of a bomb lower than this one isn't dangerous anymore. but we never know what we'll find next. let me hang on because they are d mining 14 heck, there's of land. the mind detection team has only covered one 3rd of the area so far a lot can still happen. it comes yes. and i am afraid that every step is dangerous to be, but we do have safety protocols which we follow closely. so everything should be fine. but nothings for sure. so it's important to keep

focused and take regular breaks. this area is supposed to become agricultural land, but before it can be farmed, it needs to be safe. every find is checked by the section commander was to that spent money as husband that's it. got somebody, but i know i do worry about my wife. she's well trained and knows what she's doing about that, but generally it's difficult to do this job is a couple because it's dangerous for both of us and like a problem. according to the mission leader of the gate, organization, handicap international constantly reminds them of it. they are in good money way above the average, and the work never runs out yet. but this is not something they celebrate. we get the government. it's sad to see that today. bombs are raining down on other countries like ukraine. but

a lot of what about the civilians hold on for till we hear in laos are still suffering from a war that took place many years ago is okay. and yet continues to be a danger to our lives. so when we talk, this is what awaits people in today's wars zones. to come out to a man of course, bye it's or the indo china conflict wasn't fault. vietnam only did also saw communist forces and to us, supported army face off in laos. between 1963 and 74. the us dropped more than 2000000 tons of munitions on the country. incendiary and cluster bombs, shells in mines. it's estimated that every force village and allows still has unexploded ordnance this is what they're searching for and finding every day they market with the sandbag. stepping on it means it will explode. even heat caused by sun showed and can make it go off.

provide me with finding one means that there are more large zillow noise one dropped, the bomb container contains 600 to 700 explosive devices would have them in this area. is haley, and if the munition is dropped from an altitude that was not high enough and then it doesn't explode. what am i thought? we estimate that 30 percent of the explosive devices didn't go off of the under still here. that they are experts. they know when to touch and when not to touch a piece of munition. this motor shell is being placed in a hole in the ground to minimize tract when it explodes. destination is the only way to remove the threat. but 1st, people in the area are warned to stay away. the, the, the, the, the blast like that change cheap for his life. he was 17 when he last part of his

arm. every year, dozens of people experienced a similar fate. farmers who dig children who play, they lose arms legs, sometimes their lives. and then i have the mcconnell, we were playing a game with my bowl disappeared into the bushes. mabel, who, i didn't find it there, but i found something else. when it was round and made of metal metal with the mac, come you do it and then i thought i could play with it to my name and the key. it was a bomb me. but chief for says he became suicidal and thought he'd never find a wife and sort of family. but he did. there for children, bring them much joy, but also concern watkins has we constantly worry about the children. i tell them that they have to be very careful when they play, that they can't touch anything. well, look at your dad. i say that could happen to you. you've tried

life with one arm has its challenges, but she for meets them. in one of the world's least developed countries, there isn't much opportunity to make a living except in agriculture. she for says he's lucky to have one healthy arm he can use to provide for his family. but here too, he's taking co risk of the of what i mean. i do get scared the night before me. another farmer worked this field and nothing happened to him. so i assume that it's safe for the final and that there aren't any unexploded bombs here. bottom level, how many people here in los live with the trauma of war, mind clearance, workers likes that money in front of them are trying to remove that after a hard day's work. it's dinner time. today there's enough food for everyone

as of now. so let's element off, i have the we are safe, but my and the everyone is a k and we are relieved or when to help it. tomorrow is another day and will face new, dangerous, prove info. you will go for my house. that is our job. when i did with them, that would be better than the it's been almost 50 years since the war and allows ended. but in a way it hasn't living here comes with model dangers every day. there remains a lot of work for activists across asia, fighting for marriage, equality, and rights for same sex couples. taiwan is still the only place in the region that has legalized same sex marriage at the national level. so in neighboring hong kong,

there may be some progress with a top court recently ordering the government to create a legal framework for l g b t relationships. it has been welcomed as a partial, but important step in the territories, move towards equal rights dw, see become reports, a hello. henry lee bought this apartment 5 years ago with his late husband, as a government owned to complex, but to still legally doesn't belong to him. they moved here from a public rental flat after learning they were fit in from living that together. that's because the marriage isn't recognized in home called henry and ecker tide and not in 2017 in the u. k. the also become the same sex couples. the whole of blessing stuff is out of mainstream preston church in hong kong. but a backlash soon followed. echo was disqualified from his position in the catholic

church, even after the couple one the laws of equal public housing rights. i couldn't enjoy the victory after about with the impression he committed suicide. somewhat said uh we're under great pressure in so many aspects of our lives into the church, a daily routine living in public unity. just because we gave people would take your time to happen. so i believe the story wouldn't end up like this. otherwise, all sorts, of course he henry was initially banned from handling at display names and ashes. she had to fall gets an other legal case, forcing the authorities to let him handle echoes after death and arrangements. hankle must eat on my echo. yeah, to ortiz and the ledges to hold the power. but none of them make an effort like the

difference of humiliating thing for the only way left for us is to say only the 2 adults. still the government chose to spend a lot of money and time having to all human calling again and again, write them out a step 2 of same sex marriage among home, cold businesses and the public has pro to historic highs. university polled is dea shows 60 percent of the public supported up from 38 percent of the k a go oh uh i have is equal everyone should have the same marriage rights who heard you from the cc? i'm most important because our society should be more toner in nowadays. thank god . we'll talk, you know, with each. yeah, yeah, i have hose it because i'm a christian. i'm just same sex marriage on the thing, but violates christian values broke out. okay. you can tell because they shouldn't allow same sex couples to have kids on the visa high following. ultimately, that decision hinges on the court. a wall not yet to marriage,

hall codes top court rule that the government must legally recognize homosexual partnerships in 2 years. over the past few, we use the house being some factories if a series of law sit surrounding the rights of same sex couples with the only limited to individual policies, the latest ruling mazda, right, the best one in hong kong. and that could change the legal system expensively and fundamentally, henry and his fellow marriage price acted as a busy planning the next steps. it was his lighthouse then who brought henry into l . g. b t 2, applicant c. oh, what else looks like a might? it's a great pity the moment, because this is what we want you to fight for with the dog. what your we could do to get registered overseas. bob, but not at home. but i know he'll, he'll be happy to know the, everyone's f o i can load and nothing is a ballpark is contribution click. i was meaningful that we get and it's

a legacy the henry is the tenant to carry on. that's it for the program. as always, you can catch us on social media and on our website d, w dot com, forward slash asia. my name is melissa chance. thanks for watching. goodbye the eco africa. they are hot commodities. beach and pansies are being illegally treated as carpets and we're interested in the upper knowledge or national parks are federal. they want to raise awareness of the issue with a wide range of projects to protect to pansy, a co advocate next on d. w. well then progress pop costs to everyone who

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