Browsing issue: Child soldiers

See also: Armed conflict, Children's rights, Humanitarian

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Child Soldiers: Children in the Ranks

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....

Africa, Asia

Armed conflict, Child soldiers, Children's rights

Witnessed: 214 times

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Uganda - Child Soldiers story

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....

Uganda

Child soldiers, Mass killings, Rape and sexual abuse

Witnessed: 239 times

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Fighting Erupts in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu

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....

Child soldiers, Humanitarian, War crimes

Witnessed: 222 times

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Insecurity increases in Eastern DRC

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....

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Child soldiers, Refugees, War crimes

Witnessed: 236 times

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Witnessed: 389 times

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stop the war - stop the recruitment of child soldiers

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....

Sierra Leone

Child soldiers

Witnessed: 79 times

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In the Picture with Jehad Nga: Somalia through a lens

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....

Somalia

Child soldiers, Internally displaced persons, War crimes

Witnessed: 462 times

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Liberia: The Story of the Amputee All-Stars

The amputee soccer players - formerly child soldiers of opposing rebel groups - are held up as the new hope of Liberia....

Liberia, Sierra Leone

Armed conflict, Child soldiers, Landmines & unexploded ordnances

Witnessed: 428 times

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WITNESS Video Advocacy Training for Youth from Speak Africa - Ghana

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...

Africa, Ghana

Child labor, Child soldiers, Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 489 times

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