See also: Armed conflict, Children's rights, Humanitarian
Today, child soldiers are fighting in at least 17 countries around the world. Boys and girls alike are forced into combat, exploited for their labor, and subjected to unspeakable violence....
Description by David Koch
Janet's Story - Janet was abducted into the Lords Resistance Army when she was nine years old where she was forced to marry a commander 20 years her senior....
MSF is working to help those who have fled displaced persons camps in North Kivu as violence between the Congolese Army and rebel groups continues to intensify....
This video, produced by WITNESS partner Ajedi-Ka, talks about the resurgence of violence in the Eastern provinces of the DRC from January 2008 on....
Created in a workshop focused on ending child sexual abuse. Berkeley, CA
The music video exposes the extent of human rights violations cased by warfare as well as the predicaments faced by women and children during wars....
Jehad Nga is one of the most talented emerging photographers on the international scene and for the last three years has worked intensely in and around Mogadishu....
The amputee soccer players - formerly child soldiers of opposing rebel groups - are held up as the new hope of Liberia....
August, 2008: Bukeni Waruzi, WITNESS Program Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East, traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to offer video advocacy training for 20 young human rights activists from Sp...
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