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(IRIN) GLOBAL: Fighting for the Rights of Child Soldiers

By IRIN at January 17, 2012 | 9:08 am | 0 Comment

(IRIN) - At the end of November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers – a move seen as “encouraging” by the UN, albeit with the proviso that the situation in both countries remains volatile.All sides to the Somali conflict have reportedly been recruiting children. An official more...

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