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Political prisoners have been freed, censorship has been abolished and, the government promises, the days of child soldiers are over.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 23:47
More than 550 children have left the ranks of armed groups in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo province of Katanga, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 09:20
At least 82 children have been reportedly rescued from militia by the United Nation Mission.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 15:01
Myanmar is still recruiting and using child soldiers, despite embracing democratic reforms and a UN agreement to end the practice, a human rights group said.
Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 19:11
The UN has cleared Sri Lanka of the charge of having child soldiers, and said that the threat has been successfully eradicated since the end of the civil war in 2009, the external affairs ministry said.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 23:57
The UNSC backed a resolution calling for the naming and shaming of governments and armed groups that recruit, kill or sexually attack children in armed conflicts.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 13:44
The UNICEF has called for keeping child soldiers out of armed conflicts, citing reports that armed groups in northern Mali are increasingly recruiting.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 22:07
Human Rights activists said youths are apparently recruited from rural areas.
Last Updated: Friday, March 11, 2011, 21:42
UN officials say they are getting reports that child soldiers are being recruited to fight for Muammar Gaddafi loyalists in Libya.
Last Updated: Friday, February 11, 2011, 15:31
Up to half a million people live in refugee camps in eastern Chad.
Last Updated: Friday, December 31, 2010, 19:28
It was not a desire to change the world but his grinding poverty that made Nar Bahadur Sunuwar join the underground Maoist guerrillas when he was only 12.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 16:19
Somalia`s President has ordered a full investigation into reports that the Somali army is recruiting children to fight powerful Islamic insurgent groups.
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