Reference :
V-P-RS-E-00008
Date :
09/05/2008
Caption :
This woman is left as a widow after her husband died in a accident with a submunition from a cluster munition.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Valbona Kastrati (35) is left as a widow after her husband died in a accident with a submunition from a clusterbomb. She is left with a two years old son. Next to her the mother in law is sitting. This is her apeal to the stateleaders: -"Please don`t use them(clusterbombs)! My housebound lost his life trying to help our family without looking for it. He was not supposed to die. 38 years old. He was not supposed to die." April 1th 2008. Four members of the Kastrati family living just outside Pristina, Kosovo, are going out to collect scrapmetall. This is how they make their income, selling scrapmetall for 50 cent (EURO) per kilo. In an area without warning signs for explosives, the men thought it was safe. Haki, who is in a hospital bed, severely injured tried to warn his brother that was picking up something he found suspecious. But it was too late. The metall bar was a submunition from a clusterbomb and it exploded, killing Haki`s brother. Also his son, -Saly was injured.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4288x2848
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
