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Children Used as Soldiers in Most Major Conflicts (New York,
November 17, 2004) Hundreds of thousands of children are being used
as armed pawns in at least 21 conflicts around the world, Human
Rights Watch and its partners in a global coalition said in a report
released today.
Global
Report 2004
The Coalition to Stop the Unse of Child Soldiers produces a Global Report
with information on child recruitment and use every three years. This
report covers the period from April 2001 to March 2004. Country entries
refer to events occurring within this period...
From Human Rights
Watch:
"Today, as many as 300,000 children under the age of 18 serve in
government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as eight
years old."
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and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and
to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
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