Forced to fight - Child soldiers in Burma's army
- 8 years ago
Burma recently acknowledged for the first time that there are child soldiers within its military.
In July the government agreed to stop recruiting children and to discharge existing soldiers under the age of 18 years. A joint action plan to do this was signed between the ministry of defence and a UN Task Force.
But the forced conscription of children still continues.
In July the government agreed to stop recruiting children and to discharge existing soldiers under the age of 18 years. A joint action plan to do this was signed between the ministry of defence and a UN Task Force.
But the forced conscription of children still continues.