un secretary general children and armed conflict security council

Shah, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Delhi high courts, Gopal Pillai, former government of India home secretary and many other judges, activists and lawyers had highlighted violations of human and child rights in Jammu and Kashmir with special attention to the latter. However, in a Special Report released in 2022, the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir comprising Justice A.P. Officials of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said on Wednesday that this became possible due to the introduction of various policies and institutional changes since 2019, according to the Indian Express.Īlso read: Detentions, Lack of Opportunities and Deteriorating Mental Health: Report Sheds Light on J&K Kids The latest report released on Tuesday, June 27, said India has been “removed from the report in 2023” in view of measures taken by the government to “better protect children”. New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ report on children and armed conflict does not include India for the first time in 12 years, the Indian Express reported.Įarlier, India was a part of the ‘UN Children and Armed Conflict report’ – alongside Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Lake Chad basin, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines – over the alleged recruitment and use of boys by armed groups in Jammu and Kashmir and their detention, killing and maiming by security forces, the Indian Express report said.

Un secretary general children and armed conflict security council