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El Llamamiento de Ginebra saluda el anuncio de las FARC-EP de aumentar la edad mínima para el reclutamiento
El Llamamiento de Ginebra saluda el anuncio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP) de elevar la edad mínima de ingreso a sus filas de 15 a 17 años por considera que es un paso positivo para la protección y el bienestar de los niños, niñas y jóvenes, afectados por […]
Geneva Call welcomes the announcement by the FARC-EP on a raise of the minimum recruitment age
Geneva Call welcomes the announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) that they will raise the minimum age of incorporation into their forces from 15 to 17. Geneva Call finds this to be a positive first step for the well-being and protection of conflict-affected children in Colombia, and an important gesture in […]
International Day against the use of Child Soldiers
To read more about Geneva Call’s activities on the protection of children in armed conflict, please click here.
Burma/Myanmar: workshop on child protection and gender issues with the Karen Human Rights Group
Last November, for the first time, Geneva Call conducted a three-day workshop with the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) on child protection and gender issues. The KHRG is an internationally-recognized human rights organization established in Karen State specializing in seeking to highlight human right abuses in Burma/Myanmar. 27 participants were trained on the obligations contained […]