If a child is arrested, they should get extra protection under the law. But youths who have spent time in juvenile detention centres in Myanmar since the 2021 coup have told Doh Athan that conditions are as bad as in prisons, if not worse.
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Doh Athan is a weekly podcast about human rights issues in Myanmar. It is made by local journalists with media partners from across the country, through a partnership with Fondation Hirondelle and the support of our donors.
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