Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

DR CONGO: Children affected by widespread violence in the eastern DRC
22/Nov/2012 News
Summary: UN Special Representative Leila Zerrougui reports "children have been killed and injured in the cross-fire,...
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SIERRA LEONE: Wounds of war heal slowly
19/Nov/2012 News
Summary: Sierra Leone went to the polls on November 17 and is making a recovery ten years after the civil war. But former...
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ALBANIA: Implementation of the CRC
19/Nov/2012 Publication
Summary: An analysis of Albania's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) and its two...
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UNITED STATES: Country employs former child soldiers as mercenaries
7/Nov/2012 News
Summary: US companies hired by the government recruit former child soldiers from Uganda to risk their lives as mercenaries...
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SYRIA: Child soldiers and ‘war crimes’ threaten to destabilize talks
7/Nov/2012 News
Summary: New evidence of child soldiers being engaged in combat on behalf of the opposition has emerged, as international...
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MYANMAR: Abuses, land grabs ongoing, says NGO
7/Nov/2012 News
Summary: The civil war in ethnic areas lead to forced labor, the use of child soldiers, torture and ill-treatment....
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COLOMBIA: Horrific use of child soldiers rising, report finds
7/Nov/2012 News
Summary: A recent study found that in the last four years, 18,000 children have been forced to join guerrilla groups and...
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ÉTATS-UNIS : La lutte contre l’utilisation des enfants soldats reléguée au second plan
7/Nov/2012 News
Summary: Alors que la législation et un consensus politique permettent aux États-Unis de décourager l'utilisation d...
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ARMED CONFLICT: Sudan rebels recruit children from South Sudan refugee camp
1/Nov/2012 News
Summary: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North is using a refugee camp as recruitment grounds for troops including...
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PAKISTAN: The other children of Pakistan's war
26/Oct/2012 News
Summary: The Taliban's attempt to kill teenaged activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan earlier this month underlines the...
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