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Asia Child Rights

A Comprehensive Portal on Child Rights in Asia from AHRC

ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 10 (10 March 2004)

UZBEKISTAN: Focus on child labour in the cotton industry [Report]
With Uzbekistan's new cotton season approaching, there have been new calls for regulation of the widespread use of child labour in this key export sector. Despite some economic growth since independen...

Nepal: Nepal Rebels Plan to Train 50,000 Child Soldiers [News]
This week, Nepal's Maoist rebels announced plans to raise a militia of 50,000 children by April, amid reports of mass abduction, even sexual abuse of kids, who they allegedly use as cannon fodder. ...

Pakistan: Protectors Turn Child Predators in Pakistan [News]
People in Pakistan are protesting against the rise in crimes against children, particularly by policemen, who escape punishment due to official collusion. According to data released by the nongove...

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