A/HRC/42/CRP.5 the KIA1307 and the MNDAA,1308 indicating that these patterns persisted during the reporting period.1309An interviewee told the Mission: “SSA-S fighters arrived to my village and at first they asked for money, around 20,000 Kyat per household. My family and I couldn’t afford to pay, so we had to give them a person instead, but I didn’t want to join”.1310 551. When asked whether villagers were in a position to refuse to join the KIA, another witness told the Mission: “People can refuse to join, but if they don't want to go they have to provide [the KIA with] another person”.1311 552. The Mission received credible information that the TNLA continued its policy of mandatory recruitment,1312 by which a person is conscripted from each two-parent household with at least two sons.1313 553. The Mission also received credible information that the TNLA purportedly discontinued its practice of “detention for family offenses” by which the TNLA would abduct relatives of those who refused to join its ranks.1314 However, information received by the Mission suggests that the implementation of this decision remains deficient, with the discontinuation of the practice not implemented consistently by recruiters. 1315 The Mission also received limited but credible information that the TNLA, the KIA and the SSA-S forcibly recruited people affected by drug dependence and in some cases subjected them to cruel treatment as part of the forced rehabilitation process prior to military training. 1316 5. Child recruitment 554. In 2018 the Mission had collected information on child recruitment, mainly of boys, by the TNLA, KIA, SSA-S and UWSA.1317 In his 2019 report on children and armed conflict, the Secretary-General listed the UWSA, the KIA and the SSA1318 among the parties responsible for recruitment and use of children in Myanmar.1319 According to the same report, in 2018 the United Nations verified nine incidents of recruitment and use of children attributed to the KIA and one to the TNLA.1320 Two additional incidents were documented involving the UWSA. 1321 The United Nations engaged with all listed armed groups, except for UWSA, and commitments were being sought from RCSS/SSA, 1322 among others, to end child recruitment.1323 555. The Mission received limited but credible information indicating an increase in the number of children recruited or used by the KIA during the reporting period. 1324 The information gathered suggests that the KIA’s practices regarding age verification expose children to a heightened risk of being recruited or used. 1325 The Mission received varying 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1312 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325 1076, 2143, 1460, 1461. FFFGEN-1-88352, GI-009, GI-011, GI-020, PI-158, 1378, PI-156, PM-010. FFFGEN-1-86925, FFFGEN-1-82867. PM-010, GM-006. GI-022. 1378. A/HRC/39/CRP.2 para. 336. PI-101, PM-010. PI-101. PM-010. PM-010, GI-057. A/HRC/39/CRP.2, paras. 346-354. The Secretary-General’s report refers to SSA but the Mission understands this to refer to SSA-S. A/73/907-S/2019/509. A/73/907-S/2019/509 para. 127. A/73/907-S/2019/509 para. 127. As per wording in the Secretary-General’s report. A/73/907-S/2019/509 para. 135. PM-009, PM-010, FFFGEN-1-83712. PM-010, GI-020, PI-158, GI-009. 149