UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 30 April 2008 -- Both rebel and Government forces have killed and maimed children during ongoing conflicts in the Philippines, according to a report released yesterday by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The report states that 19 children were killed in conflict situations between July 2005 and November 2007, while 42 were maimed. Just over half of these cases were perpetrated by Government security forces, a fifth were attributed to the Abu Sayyaf Group/Jemaah Islamiya rebels, and 8 per cent to the communist insurgents, the New People’s Army (NPA).

The report also says there is evidence that Government paramilitary forces and rebel groups, including the NPA and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, recruited children during the same period.

Overall, the Secretary-General’s report finds that around half of verified grave violations against children were carried out by Government security forces, a third by the NPA, and 15 per cent by the Abu Sayyaf Group/Jemaah Islamiya. But the report adds that the lower number of cases reported for the rebels is most likely due to a lack of access to these groups.

The Secretary-General recommends that State and non-State actors enter into dialogue with the UN to end the recruitment of children as well as other grave violations of children’s rights.

Labels: United Nations, U.N., Philippeans, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, Human Rights violations, children's rights, children's rights violations, grave violations, report, Secretary-General's report

 

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