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UN reports more than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020
The report verified that violations had been committed against 19,379 children in 21 conflicts.
War crimes court orders record $30M compensation for Congo victims
THE HAGUE - Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda should get a total of $30 million compensation, International Criminal Court judges ruled on Monday,...
Sierra Leone's soldiers heal trauma with yoga
FREETOWN - Sergeant Felixon Musa stands tall, arms raised in front of a group of 100 Sierra Leonean soldiers, taking them through a yoga routine he thinks is as important...
Pompeo ignores experts, keeps Saudis off US child soldiers list
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided to keep Saudi Arabia off the US list of countries using child soldiers, despite recommendations from State Department experts -- who reportedly wanted...
US sanctions Iranian network recruiting child soldiers
The Treasury Department slapped sanctions Tuesday on the financial network behind an Iranian paramilitary group that recruits child soldiers to fight in regional conflicts in the Middle East. The network,...
Boys forced to rape their mothers during Congo war: UN report
Boys in the Congo were forced to rape their mothers while blood-drinking soldiers feasted on the flesh of dying victims, a nightmarish new report claims. Rebels and government troops in...
Child soldier: ‘They told me to kill my mother. I had no option’
YAMBIO, South Sudan — More than 300 child soldiers have been released by armed groups in South Sudan, the second-largest such release since civil war began five years ago. Over...
State Dept. officials accuse Tillerson of breaking federal law
A group of State Department officials accused Secretary of State Tex Tillerson of violating a federal law intended to keep foreign governments from using child soldiers, Reuters reported on Tuesday....
Trump as an old-school liberal and other notable comments
Law prof: Trump Is an Old-Style Liberal George Mason University law professor F.H. Buckley argues that Donald Trump is a throwback to “yesterday’s liberalism” of the ’50s and ’60s, far...
Inside an ISIS camp for child soldiers
In the beginning it looks like a typical scene in a childcare center. Children happily play with their toys and welcome their lunch with enthusiasm. Two boys roll their plastic...
Insurgents kill 10-year-old boy declared hero in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A 10-year-old Afghan boy who was declared a hero after fighting the Taliban has been shot dead by insurgents while on his way to school, officials said...
Child soldiers play deadly hide-and-seek in ISIS video
Warning: This video contains graphic content. A twisted new ISIS video shows child soldiers pick off shackled prisoners in a horrific game of hide-and-seek. The video, titled “To the Sons...