Their shirts hung baggy, combat fatigues stolen from African Union forces clad over thin arms and legs. ... The U.N. initially said at least 16 were child soldiers, ...

Recruiting soldiers under 15 can result in war crime charges Rebels continue to deny charges U.N. is calling for immediate disarming of child soldiers BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — As ...

Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five years.In 2020, around 337 million children lived within 50 km of active ...

Can tweets and T-shirts help bring a mass murderer to justice? That's the idea behind Kony 2012, a controversial 30-minute documentary advocating for the capture of Joseph Kony, a Ugandan rebel ...

As a teenager in war-ravaged Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah was brainwashed, drugged and forced to kill. Now he works to rehabilitate child soldiers.

As per the statute of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, every child is entitled to safe childhood. It is the desire of every child to enjoy every moment of his/her ...

Child Soldiers in Africa: ICC Trial of Congolese Warlord Puts Recruitment of Girl Fighters in Spotlight. Published Jun 14, 2017 at 2:10 AM EDT.

World, Africa 40% of child soldiers globally 'active' in Africa Children seen as 'expendable', 'cheap to maintain,' according to paper presented at AU Peace and Security Council meeting.

Their shirts hung baggy, combat fatigues stolen from African Union forces clad over thin arms and legs. ... The U.N. initially said at least 16 were child soldiers, ...

Roughly 21,000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five years.In 2020, around 337 million children lived within 50 km of active ...