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Casualties Overview
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All known casualties by end 2011 |
921 mine/ERW casualties (122 killed; 799 injured) |
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Casualties in 2011 |
0 (2010: 3) |
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2011 casualties by outcome |
0 (2010: 2 killed; 1 injured) |
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2011 casualties by device type |
0 |
The National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR) recorded no new mine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties in Jordan.[1] In 2010, three casualties were recorded.[2]
This represented a continuous decrease from the eight mine/ERW casualties identified in 2009 and the 18 casualties recorded in 2008.[3] Compared to 2006–2009, the number of casualties caused by ERW greatly decreased in 2010.[4] A comprehensive mine/ERW risk education (RE) program, initiated by NCDR in 2007 and still ongoing as of May 2011, was believed to be a factor in the decrease in casualties observed since 2008.[5]
The NCDR recorded 921 mine/ERW casualties (122 killed; 799 injured) between 1948 and April 2012.[6]
Victim Assistance
The total number of recorded mine/ERW survivors in Jordan is 799.
Victim assistance coordination
The Higher Council for the Affairs of People with Disabilities (HCAPD) is the national focal point on victim assistance.[7] Victim assistance is coordinated through the Steering Committee on Survivor and Victim Assistance, chaired by the HCAPD, which includes governmental and non-governmental representatives as well as survivors. The HCAPD also serves as the focal point for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).[8] Victim assistance is included in the National Mine Action Plan 2010–2015.[9]
National Victim Assistance Standards that outlined the roles and responsibilities of all victim assistance partners in Jordan, as well as prosthetic/orthotic standards, were drafted by NCDR.[10] Victim assistance is also integrated into the National Disability Strategy. [11]
Service accessibility and effectiveness
A victim assistance capacity-building project was launched in September 2011 in collaboration with the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development. In 2011, an orthotic center was built at the Princess Basma Hospital in Irbid for the northern region of Jordan.[12] NCDR established the center in collaboration with Polus Center for Social & Economic Development; it was officially opened in April 2012.[13] In January-May 2012, training was held for service providers in wheelchair fitting, and orthotics and prosthetics through three workshops.[14]
Equal access to the National Amputee Centre requires discussions with the Royal Medical Services and the Ministry of Health. NCDR advocated for the provision of equitable medical and rehabilitation services for both civilian and military survivors.[15]
Life Line Consultancy and Rehabilitation provided training rehabilitation and confidence-building activities and social reintegration in remote areas. Five Jordanian landmine survivors attended a training program for landmine/ERW survivors in Lebanon in May 2011. In addition, 20 survivors received micro-credit to start income generating projects.[16]
The 2007 law on the rights of persons with disabilities still lacked regulations to support its implementing. The law on employment quotas for persons with disabilities lacked implementing regulations and was rarely enforced; in addition, employers who state that the nature of the work is not suitable for people with disabilities are exempt from the quota. Legislation protecting the rights of persons with disabilities was not upheld in practice.[17]
Jordan ratified the CRPD in March 2008.
[1] Email from Adnan Telfah, Head of RE/Victim Assistance Department, NCDR, 26 April 2012.
[2] Casualty data for 2010 provided by email from Adnan Telfah, Head of RE/Victim Assistance Department, NCDR, 8 May 2011. The NCDR database does not distinguish between antipersonnel and antivehicle mines.
[3] Casualty data for 2009 provided by email from Mohammed Breikat, National Director, NCDR, 1 April 2010; and casualty data for 2008 provided by email from Adnan Telfah, NCDR, 31 May 2009 and 4, 21, 22, & 25 June 2009.
[4] Between 2006 and 2009, most casualties had been caused by ERW. The most common activity at the time of ERW incidents had been the collection of scrap metal. Casualty data for 2009 provided by email from Mohammed Breikat, NCDR, 1 April 2010; casualty data for 2008 provided by email from Adnan Telfah, NCDR, 31 May 2009 and 4, 21, 22, & 25 June 2009; and for casualty data for 2006 and 2007, see previous editions of the Landmine Monitor.
[5] Email from Adnan Telfah, NCDR, 10 May 2011.
[6] Ibid., 12 June 2012.
[7] NCDR, “2010–2015 NCDR National Plan,” undated but June 2010, p. 14.
[8] Interview with Mohammed Breikat and Awni Ayasreh, NCDR, Amman, 28 May 2010.
[9] Email from Adnan Telfah, NCDR, 3 May 2011.
[10] Ibid.
[11] Ibid., 12 June 2012.
[12] NCDR, “Survivor and Victim Assistance,” www.ncdr.org.jo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=18.
[13] Kamel Saadi, “Life Line Consultancy and Rehabilitation,” Journal of Mine and ERW Action, Issue 16.1 2012, http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/16.1/Focus/llcr.html.
[14] Email from Adnan Telfah, NCDR, 12 June 2012.
[15] Ibid.
[16] Kamel Saadi, “Life Line Consultancy and Rehabilitation,” Journal of Mine and ERW Action, Issue 16.1, 2012, http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/16.1/Focus/llcr.html.
[17] US Department of State, “2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Afghanistan,” Washington, DC, 24 May 2012.
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