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Asia Child Rights

A Comprehensive Portal on Child Rights in Asia from AHRC

ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol.02, No.06 (05 FEB 2003)

Bhutan: Young Hands Toil Towards Development
Child Labour is a rampant reality in Asia. Bhutan, a land-locked monarchy, is estimated to have 55 percent of it's children between the age group of 10-14 involved in some form of labour. Sitting amon...

Bangladesh: Urge to Decrease Death Rate Among Infants Under Five
One newborn child dies every four minutes in Bangladesh and 1.5 lakh children die within 28 days of their birth. These shocking figures were revealed during two recent conferences held in Bangladesh, ...

Pakistan: Government Apathy Towards Growing Number of Child Beggars
Mahjabeen, 10, and her six year old brother beg because their Gardner father only earns Rs. 60 (US .30) which is not enough to support their eight member family. If Mahjabeen and her little brother ...

Burma: Military Government Denies the Use of Child Soldiers
The Burmese Government has denied allegations by the United Nations and various other non-governmental organizations that it forcibly recruits child soldiers and uses children as combatants. Respondin...

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