Recruitment and use of children as soldiers

SOMALIA: UN calls on the Federal Government to end and prevent recruitment and use as well as the killing and maiming of children
27/Aug/2014 News
[22 August 2014] - Concluding her four-day visit to Somalia and two days in Nairobi, the Special Representative of the UN...
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SOUTH SUDAN: Child soldiers - a step backwards
27/Aug/2014 News
[25 August 2014] - The government of South Sudan signed an Action Plan with the UN in 2012 to end the use of child...
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MALI : Les adolescents continuent de payer un lourd tribut dans le conflit
22/Aug/2014 News
Les mineurs accusés d’être des membres de groupes armés dans le cadre du conflit qui perdure au Mali croupissent dans des prisons pour adultes, tandis que les violations des droits humains se poursuivent. Amnesty International, le 21 août 2014.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Child Soldiers Thrust into Battle
22/Aug/2014 News
[20 August 2014] -  South Sudan’s army has used child soldiers during recent fighting against opposition forces in...
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MALI: Children paying a high price in ongoing conflict
22/Aug/2014 News
Children accused of being members of armed groups in the conflict in Mali are languishing in adult jails while human rights abuses continue.
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SOUDAN DU SUD : Des milliers d'enfants enlevés pour devenir soldats
18/Aug/2014 News
Des milliers d’enfants au Soudan du Sud ont été délibérément tués ou enlevés pour combattre dans le conflit qui dure près de huit mois. HCH24, 17 août 2014
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NIGERIA: Boko Haram abduct dozens of boys from village
18/Aug/2014 News
Boys and men forcibly taken by militant group in north-east Nigeria, four months after kidnapping of schoolgirls.
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AFGHANISTAN: Recommitment to end recruitment of child soldiers
6/Aug/2014 News
[1 August 2014] – Afghanistan took another step forward in protecting children from being recruited into and used by...
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MYANMAR UN welcomes release of child soldiers, commitment to get them educated
6/Aug/2014 News
[1 August 2014] – Myanmar released dozens of children and young adults from its armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, the...
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DR CONGO: Impunity leads perpetrators to continue child rights violations
22/Jul/2014 News
21 July 2014 – The recruitment and use of children by armed groups remained endemic in the Democratic Republic of the...
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