Child Soldiers
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Jim Luce on Child Soldiers
J im Luce met his first child soldier when he met Emmanul Jal, the African singer and humanitarian. Since then he has befriended many ex-child combatants - many Tutsi and…
In Sri Lanka: A Look at the Refugee Camp
Colombo, Sri Lanka. In the aftermath of Sri Lanka's victory over terrorism, there are many tears.The Tamil Tigers have been defeated, but 280,000 Sri Lankan Tamils are no…
ISIS Forcing Children to Be Killers, Suicide Bombers
Irbil, Iraq. Islamic State (IS) extremists are training Iraqi and Syrian children as young as eight years old to carry out suicide attacks and fight to kill, Iraqi Kurdis…
Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium with U.N.
New York, N.Y. The obscene issue of child soldiers is being discussed this week at an international symposium in Rome. The Italian government is hosting this important sy…
U.N. Demands End to Use of Child Soldiers
New York, N.Y. From Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the world's conflicts become more brutal, intense and widespread, children are finding t…
U.N. Welcomes Demobilization of Child Soldiers Amid Signs of Peace
New York, N.Y. The United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) is celebrating the release of some 3,000 South Sudanese child soldiers today in what is being hailed as one o…
In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers
Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) are considered a terrorist organization by 32 countries. Their soldiers wore cyanide vials for consumption upon capture. They…