Myanmar: Stop Recruitment, Use of Child Soldiers

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Military personnel participate in a parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. © AP Photo (Bangkok) – The Myanmar military’s recruitment and use of child soldiers has surged since the 2021 coup, including a significant number recruited after the junta enacted a conscription law in February 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 19, 2025, the United Nations Secretary-General reported that the UN had verified 2,138 grave violations against children in armed conflict in Myanmar in 2024, including recruitment of children, with about 1,200…

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