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Boy sold by mother addicted to liquor, rescued
Monday, 8 September 2008 - 7:23 AM SL Time
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A 12-year-old boy who had been ill-treated by a middle-aged woman and her daughter for about one and half years has been rescued. They have been arrested along with the middleman who had helped them to procure the boy.
Acting on a tip-off, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) found the boy employed as a domestic servant at Iluppudeniya in the Chilaw police area.
NCPA Chairman Jagath Wellawatte said that the victim s mother had handed over the child to a woman at Illudeniya through a middleman. He said the mother was a liquor addict and the NCPA was investigating whether the boy s three brothers, too, had been ill-treated. They live at Thoduwawa in the Mahawewa area.
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Lapaya
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 8 Sep 2008 00:52:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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There are about 300,000 child soldiers involved in over 30 areas of conflict worldwide, some even younger than 10 years old. Child soldiers fight on the front line, and also work in support roles girls are often obliged to be sex slaves or 'soldiers' wives'. Children involved in conflict are severely affected by their experiences and can suffer from long-term trauma. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict entered into force on 12 February 2002, which encourages governments to raise the age of voluntary recruitment into the armed forces and explicitly states that no person under the age of 18 should be sent into battle.
The United Kingdom, which has the lowest minimum recruitment age in Europe at 16, ratified the Optional Protocol on 24 June 2003. The Government, however, added a declaration to reserve the right to send under-18s into hostilities 'if there is a genuine military need' or 'due to the nature or urgency of the situation'. This clause is in direct conflict with the spirit of the Protocol, which urges that states 'take all feasible measures to ensure that members of their armed forces who have not attained the age of 18 years old do not take a direct part in hostilities'. |
MahaDev
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 8 Sep 2008 07:02:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is one of 1000s cases unsolved. There are many more victims who need be rescued by the authorities.
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icey
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8 Sep 2008 12:21:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ill treated by a woman & her daughter
sold by mother
this isnt srilankan culture. we are a better nation & we have to care for others too.
employed as a domestic servent
its a pity some children dont get the opportunity to enjoy their childhood. these poor creatures have no idea what kind of things others recieve. they dont know what they miss. education, love, nutrition..... they need attention.
if you visit colombo area you will come across hundrends of street children begging for a living, sometimes accompanied by their parents too. that will be enaugh to SASARA KALAKIRENNA |
saliya
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 9 Sep 2008 02:13:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Is this happend in Sri Lanka?. See what has happend to my motherland. |
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