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Child soldiers recruitment flourishing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Himadree — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:20:27 +0000

Children in Democratic Republic of Congo are facing one hurdle after the other. First, they were the victim of the diamond trade and witchcraft abuse and no sooner, the authorities could do anything to tackle it, they are at risk of...

250,000 child soldiers worldwide still caught up in war

Himadree — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:27:03 +0000

According to a senior official of the United Nations, more than 250,000 child soldiers all over the world are trapped in the conflicting ongoing wars. Girl soldiers are the worst sufferer with 10 in 1000 sexually abused by the adult combatants....

Colombia's child fighters face government negligence

Himadree — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:00:55 +0000

Nearly thousands of child combatants in Colombia are denied their deserved provisions from the government. Inspector General Edgardo Maya, a Colombian official in the top rank has directly accused the government of not ensuring the rights for...