Forgotten Fighters: Child Soldiers in Angola

Submitted by crinadmin on Fri, 30/05/2003 - 05:55

Summary: This report details the hardships
these children faced during the war
and the abuses they suffered. UNITA
soldiers regularly beat children for
infractions and assigned them to
hazardous duties. They also sexually
abused girls and assigned them
as "wives" to soldiers.
pdf: www.hrw.org/reports/2003/angola0403/Angola0403.pdf

Organisation:

Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division

Attachment Link:

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/angola0403/Angola0403.pdf

Web:

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/angola0403/

Countries

Angola

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