Myanmar - latest resources

Type	Title	Date	Organisation
Previous \| Next Results 1 to 20 of 149
	MYANMAR: Large gap remains between policy and implementation, says UN expert In presenting his report to the Council, the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, said that continuing reforms in the country are resulting in ongoing improvements to the human rights situation, but warned that a large gap still remains between reform at the top and implementation on the ground.	12/03/2013	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
	MYANMAR: Why a roof is not always enough Many parents believe they have no other choice than to abandon their children to cope by themselves. These kids find themselves left to their own devices on the streets, forced to do odd jobs to meet their daily needs. The Myanmar authorities reckon that these youngsters should not be living on the streets and so they are frequently placed in State institutions without social or legal representation. Unless claimed by their parents, they are taken away from the streets in this way, but are forlorn and far from their families. Terre des hommes wants to break with this custom.	21/02/2013	Terre des hommes - child relief
	Chance for Change - Ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers in Myanmar Despite moves towards political reform, children continue to be recruited and used as soldiers by armed forces and armed groups in Myanmar, a report published by Child Soldiers International said today.	15/02/2013	Child Soldiers International
	ARMED CONFLICT: Child soldiers still recruited in Myanmar Child Soldiers International says children are still being recruited for armed conflict in Myanmar, despite an agreed plan to end it between the UN and Myanmar Government last June. The advocacy group is calling on the UN to visit military sites where children may be present and engage in a dialogue with rebels.	24/01/2013	AFP - Agence France Presse
	MYANMAR: Child Soldiers in the Army While ten years ago the country was a world leader in recruiting child soldiers, in July the government agreed to stop recruiting them and to discharge existing ones. However, it is accused of not enforcing the agreements, especially since age is often being falsified.	22/11/2012	Asia Calling
	MYANMAR: Abuses, land grabs ongoing, says NGO The civil war in ethnic areas lead to forced labor, the use of child soldiers, torture and ill-treatment.	07/11/2012	Mizzima
	MYANMAR: Rebels pledge no more child soldiers Two ethnic armed groups in Myanmar have pledged to eliminate underage soldiers and protect children in armed conflict.	23/08/2012	IRIN News
	BURMA: Ministry announces end of media censorship In the past, entire newspapers have been shut because of their reports and many reporters have been jailed.	21/08/2012	BBC
	MYANMAR: UN Expert reports of ongoing children's rights abuses The UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, delivers his verdict on the situation of human rights in the country further to a visit.	07/08/2012	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
	MYANMAR: NGOs ramp up lobbying for changes to organisation law	16/07/2012	The Myanmar Times
	MYANMAR: United Nations and Myanmar sign plan to prevent child recruitment in armed forces The United Nations and the Government of Myanmar today signed an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Myanmar’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, and allow for the release of under-age recruits.	28/06/2012	UN News Center
	Myanmar : Rapport du Secrétaire général sur les enfants et les conflits armés.	17/06/2012	Child Rights International Network
	Myanmar: Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict.	12/06/2012	Child Rights International Network
	INHUMAN SENTENCING: Death Sentences and Executions in 2011	31/05/2012	Amnesty International
	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The State of the World's Human Rights 2012	24/05/2012	Amnesty International
	BIRMANIE : Les réformes n'ont pas encore atteint l'État Kachin Des soldats ont menacé et torturé des civils lors de séances d'interrogatoire et violé des femmes. L'armée a également enterré des mines antipersonnel et enrôlé de force des travailleurs, y compris des enfants dont certains n’avaient que 14 ans, sur les lignes de front.	23/03/2012	Human Rights Watch
	MYANMAR: Children and Armed Conflict The information below is based on the 2011 report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council (A/65/820-S/2011/250) issued on 23 April 2011. More information is available in the report.	15/03/2012	UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
	MYANMAR: UN Expert presents report to Human Rights Council Tomas Ojea Quintana, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human Rights in Myanmar, presented his report to the Human Rights Council's 19th session.	13/03/2012	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
	Session report on Myanmar's 4th Periodic Report on the CRC	23/02/2012	NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
	CRC: Optional Protocol on a complaints mechanism opening for signature at the end of February	10/02/2012	Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Previous \| Next Results 1 to 20 of 149

Get these search results as an RSS feed

Go to Advanced Search Page