Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

COLOMBIA: Colombian girl's kidnap highlights children's plight
13/Oct/2011 News
Summary: Nohora's face has become the symbol of Colombian children caught up in the long-running civil conflict.Two out of...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?
6/Oct/2011 News
Summary: International human rights law meanders between the vague and the hazy when it comes to its stance on the age of...
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ARMED CONFLICT: US waives aid curbs on militaries using child soldiers
6/Oct/2011 News
Summary: The Obama adminstration will continue to provide military aid to Yemen, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the...
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SUDAN: Darfurian armed group makes commitment to UN to stop using child soldiers
6/Oct/2011 News
Summary: A faction of one of the armed groups in Darfur has agreed to prohibit the use of child soldiers in its ranks...
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REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO : Les FARDC appelées à protéger des enfants-soldats
4/Oct/2011 News
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Through a New Lens: A Child-Sensitive Approach to Transitional Justice
3/Oct/2011 Publication
Summary: This report examines how and to what extent transitional justice approaches have engaged children and considered...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Number of States joining UN-backed initiative to end use of child soldiers reaches 100
27/Sep/2011 News
Summary: Five more countries have joined a United Nations-backed list of States committed to release hundreds of thousands...
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Review of the International Case Law Concerning Children Affected by Armed Conflicts
27/Sep/2011 Publication
Summary: This paper presents and analyses decisions from international judicial bodies that address children in situations...
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RDC-RWANDA: Augustin Habyaremye, l'histoire d'un enfant soldat
27/Sep/2011 News
Summary: A 15 ans, Augustin Habyaremye a été recruté de force au sein de la milice Mai-Mai PARECO, un des groupes armés de...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Pressure needed to end use of child soldiers
26/Sep/2011 News
Summary: States and armed groups that refuse to stop recruiting child soldiers must be subject to tougher pressure in the...
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