the gulf and how these police can be changed. the stop filming us. plea from the perspectives starts october 20th us dw, your watching dw news asia 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 looked at efforts to clear 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 cluster munitions and it's 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. for more than 20000 people had been killed or maimed since the end of the us 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, until the metal detector sounds that money has found something, a small part of a bomb lower than this one isn't dangerous anymore. but we never know what to find next. to me. 100 percent good. 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 is up 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. that's 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 earn good money way above the average and the work never runs out yet. but this is not something they celebrate. so is it the holidays? i mean, it's sad to see that today. bombs are raining down on other countries. like you crazy with

a lot of what about the civilians that hold on the top 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. because this is what awaits people in today's wars owns to come to manor court by the indo china conflict wasn't fought vietnam only it also saw a 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 bonds 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 a sandbag. stepping on, it means it will explode. even the heat caused by some showed 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 it be in this area is hailey, 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 end, are still here with it. 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. that nation is the only way to remove the threat. but 1st, people in the area are warned to stay away. in the a 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 even then i have the mconnell, we were playing a game with my ball disappeared into the bushes. mabel, who didn't find it there, but i found something else. when it was round and made of metal metal, the theme you doing and then i thought i could play with it to my name and the key . it was a bomb my move. mean when she for says he became suicidal and thought he'd never find a wife and start a family. but he did their 4 children, bring them much joy, but also concern wilkins. 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 a risk 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 in the bottom level. as 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 let the wind outside the home that we are safe by and the everyone is a k and we are relieved. or when have it, tomorrow is another day and will face new dangerous move info. you will go for the house. that is our job, but i didn't with them. it 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 acar 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 last sort of an equal public housing rights. i couldn't enjoy to victory after about with the impression he committed suicide. somewhat said uh we're under great pressure and so many aspects of our lives intact with the church, a daily routine check. come on, living in public unity. it's just because we gave people would take your time to have him say, i believe the story wouldn't end up like this. otherwise i'll talk with you. henry was initially banned from handling at display names and ashes. he had to fall gibson of the legal case, forcing the authorities to let him handle echoes after death and arrangements. hankle must say to my uncle, yes, ortiz, and the alleged 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 to all human call again and again, write them out a step 2 of same sex marriage among whole 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 love is equal, everyone should have the same marriage rights who took you from the cta most important and was that society should be more tolerant nowadays. thank god. we'll deal with each. yeah. yeah, i had a 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 always on the visa, high thawing. ultimately that decision hinges on the court. a wall not yet.

marriage holds top court rule that the government must legally recognize homosexual partnerships in 2 years. over the past few years, the house been some factory easy of a serious off last it surrounding the rights of same sex couples. but the only limited to individual policies, the latest full length or phrase, the best one in hong kong. and that could change the legal system expensively and fundamentally, henry and his fellow marriage rights acted as a busy planning the next steps. it was his lighthouse then, who brought henry into eligibility to f as in see what else looks like a might. it's a great pity to accommodate yourself and i mean, because this is what we want you to fight for. what's your, what's your we could do to get registered overseas, probably not at home, but i know he'll, he'll be happy to know the everyone's effort. all i can load and they'll send you a ballpark is contribution click, i was meaningful that we and it's

a legacy session. we 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 dw, dot com, forward slash asia. my name is melissa chance. thanks for watching. good by the sometimes the show, right. how that you out to the highlight for sure. every week. not the not the one of mankind's oldest ambitions could be within reach. what is it really is possible to reverse the researchers and scientists all over the world

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