Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

SYRIA: Attacks on schools endanger students, reports human rights group
6/Jun/2013 News
Summary: The Syrian government has interrogated students and carried out violent assaults on their protests and military...
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CAR: UN agency ‘condemns in strongest possible terms’ killing of teen linked to rebels
14/May/2013 News
Summary: The United Nations Children’s Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the...
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OPT: Israeli troops shoot dead two Palestinian youths in West Bank
4/Apr/2013 News
Summary: Youths aged 17 and 18 killed as confrontations enter a third day following the death of a Palestinian prisoner in...
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SYRIA: Child Soldiers, Syria and the growing possibility of an ICC referral
27/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Three reports on Syria released last week are bringing yet another element to the country’s new status as the...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Highlight on Colombia
22/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: This briefing paper provides a background of the armed conflict in Colombia and its impact on children....
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ARMED CONFLICT: Highlight on the Democratic Republic of Congo
22/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: This briefing paper provides a background of the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its...
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UNITED STATES: Drones: No Safe Place for Children
22/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: This piece was written by Katie Taylor from Reprieve, a human rights organisation that promotes the rule of law...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Explosive weapons: A threat to children
20/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Tens of thousands of civilians are killed and injured every year by the use of explosive weapons in populated...
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DRC: SRSG Zerrougui calls for immediate transfer of Congolese warlord Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court
20/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Bosco Ntaganda, the fugitive Congolese warlord responsible for grave child rights violations surrendered...
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Analyse: Un difficile retour à la vie civile pour les filles soldats
11/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Les filles soldats sont souvent considérées comme de simples « esclaves sexuelles », un terme qui occulte le rôle...
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