Timor Leste
Casualties
The last explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste were reported in 2011, when three casualties were identified: two civilian men were killed and one critically injured while handling unexploded ordnance they had uncovered.[1] Prior to this, ERW incidents were recorded in 2000 and 2003.[2] The Monitor has identified nine ERW casualties in Timor-Leste between 1999 and 2011.
[1] “Timor-Leste and UN step up efforts to dispose of unexploded ordnance,” UN News Centre, 18 October 2011.
[2] See, ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2003: Toward a Mine-Free World (New York: Human Rights Watch, August 2003); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World (New York: Human Rights Watch, August 2000).