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UN Fights to Release Child Soldiers in Chad

Boys as young as 13 held captive by African nation's army

Jun 1, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN has obtained access to 80 child soldiers, some as young as 13, who have been taken prisoner in Chad near the Sudanese region of Darfur. UNICEF says that the children were captured and paraded before television cameras after a battle in early May between the Chadian army and... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Chad • UNICEF • child soldier • Chadian rebels • rebel fighters

Int'l Criminal Court Opens With Congo Trial

In first case, warlord pleads not guilty to using child soldiers

Jan 26, 09 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The International Criminal Court in The Hague began its first trial today, as a Congolese militia leader pleaded not guilty to charges of using child soldiers. The court's prosecutor accused Thomas Lubanga of using hundreds of boys as young as nine "to kill, pillage, and rape" in the Democratic... More »

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war crimes • The Hague • child soldier • Democratic Republic of Congo • Congo • International Criminal Court • war crimes tribunal • Thomas Lubanga

Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

US detention center adds school for captured child fighters

Aug 27, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi children are playing an amplified role in insurgent attacks, and the US is struggling to cope with the consequences. The ranks of minors detained by American forces have grown from 100 to 800 since March, the LA Times reports. Boys as young as 11 set off roadside bombs for... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Iraqi prisons • children • child soldier • Iraq government

Sierra Leone Tribunal Convicts 3

War crimes court first to rule against use of child soldiers

Jun 20, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN-backed Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal handed down its first verdicts today, convicting three leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The rebel leaders face lengthy prison terms after being convicted of 11 of 14 charges, including murder, rape, and the recruitment... More »

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war crimes • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • civil war • tribunal • child soldier • international court • blood diamonds

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