LTTE slammed for continued child enlisting
CHILD rights activists yesterday slammed the LTTE
for continuing to abduct and forcibly enroll children for combat and
called upon the international community to take stern action against
the LTTE.
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Defence spokseman challenges Rock on child abduction claims
Government Defence Spokesman Keheliya
Rambukwella yesterday challenged the remark by UN Special Rapporteur
on Child Soldiers Alan Rock that he would come up with evidence in
two months to prove the Security Forces were conniving in child
abductions, saying that the LTTE's self admission in the abduction
of 24 OL students clearly showed who the perpetrators were.
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SLMM allegations baseless - Army inquiry report
The SLMM which has made allegations against the
Army on helping the Karuna faction to recruit children has been
aimed at highlighting a connection between the Army and the Karuna
group in the East and tarnishing the image of the Army, an Army
report reveals.
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