Child soldier

(File) Myanmar boy wearing white shirt (2R), who was discharged from Myanmar army, walks together with his parents as they walk pass near a military man at a gate of military compound after the ceremony on handover discharged minor to parents (or) guardian in Yangon, Myanmar, 18 January 2014. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
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01 August 2019
UN report criticises Myanmar over child soldier recruitment
Former child soldier Aung Ko Htay outside court. Photo: Mizzima
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20 June 2019
Sister of former child soldier surrenders
The elder sister of jailed Myanmar former child soldier Aung Ko Htway surrendered to a...
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01 September 2018
Seventy-five children and young people1 released...
UNICEF says the Myanmar government has released 75 children and young people who were...
Photo from the cover of the report: “A Dangerous Refuge: Ongoing child recruitment by the Kachin Independence Army”.
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04 July 2015
Call to end child soldier recruitment
The Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) should immediately end the...