Children
Up one levelBurma’s future is dependent on the health, education and welfare of its future generations. Today, many of the development needs of Burma’s children are not being met, and often their basic human rights are violated. This section of BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries for groups that aid children in Burma, as well more general information on children’s rights and regional and international groups that promote children’s rights and development.
Human Rights News: Children Used as Soldiers in Most Major Conflicts
This site features a Human Rights Watch news article outlining the general situation surrounding the use of child soldiers around the world. The ...
Human Rights Watch: Stop the Use of Soldiers
This is Human Rights Watch’s webpage about Child Soldiers. The site informs the public that an estimated 300,000 children are currently serving as ...
Demobilize Child Soldiers: UN Committee finds Burma in Violation of International Law
This site features a news article concerning the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s distress over the use of children as soldiers by both ...
My Gun was as Tall as Me: Child Soldiers in Burma
This site features a comprehensive report on the use of child soldiers in Burma. The report was written by Kevin Heppner, based on research ...
Facts about Child Soldiers
This site contains basic information and facts and figures about Child Soldiers.
International Legal Standards Governing Child Soldiers
This site defines terms and recounts relevant international standards in relation to child soldiers. These include the 1997 additional protocols to ...
Children as Weapons of War
This site features a report acknowledging the Global Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers’ impressive series of successes, including new ...
Myanmar (Burma): Government Armed Forces
This site features a report discussing the Burmese army’s (Tatmadaw) continued recruitment of child soldiers, despite government statements to the ...
Easy Targets: Violence against Children Worldwide
This site features a report, which explores violence against children, worldwide. The report denounces violence used against members of society least ...
Child Workers in Asia
This is the Child Workers in Asia (CWA) homepage. The site contains links to CWA’s network, issues, resources, news, and activities. Resources ...
Human Rights News: Children Used as Soldiers in Most Major Conflicts