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Tamil tigers to free child soldiers
Colombo, Jan 30: Sri Lanka`s Tamil rebels today agreed to release conscripted child soldiers and sought human rights education for its own members, foreign truce monitors announced today.
Colombo, Jan 30: Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels today agreed to release conscripted child soldiers and sought human rights education for its own members, foreign truce monitors announced today.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to
free the child soldiers during a ceasefire violations
reviewing meeting, the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM),
which is run by Scandinavians, said.
"In order to tackle the issue of complaints about child recruitment, LTTE suggests that meetings will be held between the parents of children that have joined the LTTE, LTTE district commanders and SLMM.
"Whenever LTTE comes across a case of actual underage recruitment done by members of their organisation, the LTTE local leadership will work to rectify the situation," the SLMM said.
It said the tigers also presented ideas on education seminars and training for LTTE political and military cadres on matters related to human rights issues, including the rights of children.
The LTTE move came as UNICEF executive director Carol Bellamy arrived in the island to discuss the problem of LTTE child soldiers. Bureau Report
"In order to tackle the issue of complaints about child recruitment, LTTE suggests that meetings will be held between the parents of children that have joined the LTTE, LTTE district commanders and SLMM.
"Whenever LTTE comes across a case of actual underage recruitment done by members of their organisation, the LTTE local leadership will work to rectify the situation," the SLMM said.
It said the tigers also presented ideas on education seminars and training for LTTE political and military cadres on matters related to human rights issues, including the rights of children.
The LTTE move came as UNICEF executive director Carol Bellamy arrived in the island to discuss the problem of LTTE child soldiers. Bureau Report