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February 23, 2020

Australia should not 'cosy up' to Myanmar's army, says Human Rights Watch

Australia should avoid dealings with Myanmar that play down its military’s egregious rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
December 14, 2019

Chile crisis report describes multiple human rights violations by police and army

A new UN Human Rights Office report on the crisis in Chile describes multiple human rights violations by the police and army, and calls for reforms.
October 5, 2019

Children cleared of ties with armed groups released from custody in Nigeria

Twenty-three boys and two girls were released from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups.
March 24, 2019

Thailand: Next government must ensure urgent human rights reforms

Election takes place after more than four years in which freedom of expression has been systematically repressed, says Amnesty International.
March 13, 2019

Myanmar's new land law 'could have disastrous impact on ethnic minorities'

The law affects traditional communities who have passed down land for generations, and revenues from resource extraction are going to the army and its allies.
March 1, 2019

Coroner says MoD must do more to support troops suffering mental distress

The Coroner examining the deaths of two young soldiers found hanged at their base has said the Army can and must do more to encourage soldiers suffering mental distress to come forward for help.
November 2, 2018

ACLU comments on Trump administration sending troops to southern border

ACLU says the migrants need water, diapers, and basic necessities, not an army division.
May 8, 2018

Inquest begins into deaths of two soldiers at Army barracks

Inquest to begin into deaths of two young Afghanistan veterans amid fears of serious failings at Army barracks.
May 30, 2014

Now unemployed people are sent on army training schemes

Poverty and militarism feed over each other. Unemployment has always been good news for army recruiters in need of people desperate for a livelihood. So it's no surprise that the recruitment of unemployed people has been formalised in a scheme in the English Midlands. Could this be a sign of the way things are heading? The government is already forcing unemployed people to carry out unpaid labour through 'workfare' schemes. Will they soon be forcing them into army training?
January 21, 2010

Concern over new statistics on army recruitment in schools

The British army appears to be targeting young people from the poorest backgrounds, according to new research. Disadvantaged schools were found more likely to recieve army visits.