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	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: Special Procedure appointments in 2014 The UN Human Rights Council will appoint a host of human rights experts in 2014. NB: The deadline for applications/nominations has been extended to 21 November.	05/10/2013	UN Human Rights Council
	MYANMAR: National Laws General overview of Myanmar's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.	27/09/2013	Child Rights International Network
	MYANMAR: Children's Ombudsperson Information about institutions in Myanmar that monitor children's rights.	27/09/2013	Child Rights International Network
	MYANMAR: UNICEF reporta liberación de 68 menores del ejército	11/08/2013	UN News Center
	MYANMAR : 108 enfants rendus à la vie civile par l'armée en un an La Birmanie a rendu à la vie civile 42 jeunes enrôlés dans l'armée birmane alors qu'ils étaient mineurs, a indiqué l'ONU lundi, précisant que 108 avaient été libérés au total depuis la signature d'un accord avec le gouvernement il y a un an.	08/07/2013	Le Point
	CONFLITS ARMES : rapport annuel du Secrétaire général sur les enfants et les conflits armés Le rapport annuel du Secrétaire général sur les enfants et les conflits armés présente des informations sur les violations graves commises contre les enfants dans 22 situations de conflit.	17/06/2013	Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
	MYANMAR : nouvelle imposition d'un contrôle des naissances pour les Rohingyas Trois femmes appartenant à la minorité musulmane Rohingya ont été tuées mardi 4 juin lors d'affrontements avec les forces de l'ordre dans l'ouest de la Birmanie, secoué par des violences communautaires depuis l’an dernier. Information donnée ce mercredi par la police locale. Ces trois nouveaux décès interviennent une semaine après la décision des autorités locales de limiter le nombre d’enfants à deux par couple pour les Rohingyas, une mesure accueillie avec circonspection par le gouvernement central et avec fureur par les ONG internationales.	07/06/2013	RFI
	BURMA: Failing to Demobilize Child Soldiers Burma has failed to make progress in ending its use of child soldiers nearly one year after signing an agreement with the United Nations (UN) to do so, Human Rights Watch said in a new paper released today.	29/05/2013	Human Rights Watch
	MYANMAR: Two child limit imposed on Myanmar's Rohingya New measure, which applies to Muslim Rohingya families in western Rakhine state, does not affect Buddhists in the area.	28/05/2013	Al Jazeera.net
	MYANMAR: Children's Rights in the UN Special Procedures' Reports This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports. Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity	24/05/2013	Child Rights International Network
	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
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