Child Soldier Trafficking is Serious Human Rights Violation
- PR from NE Helpline -
New Delhi / July 25, 2008
North East Support Centre & Helpline, New Delhi
B-123, 2nd Floor, Amar Colony,
Lajpat Nagar IV,
New Delhi 110024.
[email protected],
www.nehelpline.net
The trafficking of child soldiers by militant groups in the state of Manipur is serious human rights violence and heinous crime against humanity. It is universally unacceptable and must be stopped instantly.
North East Support Centre & Helpline joins in condemning it along with all groups and also appeals to all sections of separatist movements to spare the minors and students from their recruiting drive. Minors joining the separatist movements with even their own wills must be refused as they are minors and immature age.
Recruiting the child soldiers is against the universal code of independent movement and its continuation will bring more condemnation from global community.
The children are the future of the state, wounding their education carrier at early stage will be immense injury to the future of state.
The panic and fear has prevailed among the school going children in Manipur. Dozen of children reported missing last few weeks. The fear broke out among the communities.
Universal condemnation still continues to pour out over the trafficking of child soldier by arm rebel groups around the world. India's neighboring country; Burma has global condemnation over its highest record of child soldiers by Burmese Junta regime.
North East Support Centre & Helpline also appeals to the Manipur Government to ensure safety of all the minors in the state and also setup the trauma counseling centers for the victimized children and parents.
North East Support Centre & Helpline (www.nehelpline.net) is combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People and tribal communities of different states.
Release by
Madhu Chandra
Spokes Person
9868184939
Also, read the timeline on Kidnapping of Kids
here.
This information is sent to e-pao.net by NE Support Centre & Helpline at nesupportcentre(at)gmail(dot)com .
This PR was webcasted on July 25th 2008
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