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Children as Propaganda: Let s Protect Rather Than Penalise Child Soldiers – Groundviews

Photo courtesy of Rediff  Kannan was ten when he joined the LTTE; he left when he was fourteen. His testimony on what he had experienced as a child soldier recruited against his will and forced into combat revolutionised international human rights law when Amnesty International insisted on including acts by non-state groups as human rights violations. From there emerged a strong coalition of international human rights groups against child recruitment, which has successfully lobbied for sweeping reforms. A special UN convention was formulated, there were two Security Council resolutions and an International Labour Organisation Convention. Recruitment of children for combat purposes is now a war crime and a crime against humanity – the International Criminal Court’s first trial was on child recruitment. The UN gives special status to the Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict.

Losing languages

news Losing languages My Republica Nepal, March 17 While the state should create the environment to preserve and promote indigenous languages, indigenous communities themselves should also commit to the preservation and revitalization of their languages. There are many theories regarding the origin of language. Some say it began with pronouncing easiest syllables. Others say body movement that preceded language, and yet others claim that it began with the imitations of the sounds of nature. Whatsoever the origin, one thing that all theorists and people believing in such theories agree to is that language developed as the means of communication and expression. It is also an important tool to preserve and promote cultural heritage, as it is through language that most of the intangible cultural heritages are passed on from generations to generations. It binds communities together, describes their attachment with the cultural heritage they follow, and interprets th

Stakeholders call for action to tame workplace violence

Stakeholders call for action to tame workplace violence 17 Stakeholders call for action to tame workplace violence ​​​​​​​LABOUR stakeholders have pointed out informal sector and factories as areas where violence and harassment are most prevalent, calling on the government to intervene with laws that protect dignity of workers. Participants from informal and formal sector attend a workshop on violence and harassment at workplace organized by ActionAid Tanzania in Dar es Salaam last week. PHOTO: Beatrice Philemon. A sensitization workshop for civil society organizations, workers and journalists held in Dar es Salaam last week heard that in Tanzania, violence and harassment are commonplace in bars and restaurants, domestic service as well as factories.

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