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News Article from May from the Guardian

fmccongo wrote 10 hours ago: This article from the Guardian discusses the issue of these militias using children as soldiers.. Fu … more →

Tags: News Article Links, Congo, DRC, FMC, Goma

"Are reintegration programs still needed years after a war is over?"

childsoldierrelief wrote 3 days ago: …people ask. Most DDR (disarmament, demobilization and reintegration) programs are funded for … more →

Tags: educational, Human Rights, Sierra Leone, Treatment Centers, Children, girl soldiers, Mental Health, News, War

IRC staff shattered by loss of colleagues in Afghanistan

The IRC wrote 3 weeks ago: International Rescue Committee staff members around the globe are shattered by the loss … more →

Tags: Children, Asia, Afghanistan, Humanitarian Aid, Education, Taliban, Taleban, disabilities, Landmines

do what we can

truthlovenature wrote 4 weeks ago: “please use your liberty to promote ours” - Aung San Suu Kyi this lady is a nobel peace … more →

Tags: Burma, Oppression!, Olympics, Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom

Whitewash on ABC’s ‘Nightline’ – Cynthia McFadden Wimps Out in Interviewing Ishmael Beah About the Truthfulness of His ‘A Long Way Gone’

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 4 weeks ago: Is it a coincidence that Cynthia McFadden’s recent Nightline whitewash of the questions about the … more →

Tags: News, a long way gone, ABC News, Books, Broadcasting, Cynthia McFadden, Ishmael Beah, Nightline, Television

Tamil Tigers accused of recruiting child soldiers in Sri Lanka

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs with the U.S. Stat … more →

Tags: Sri Lanka, Child Soldier, Government, Human Rights, News, Politics, TAMIL TIGERS

Treatment Centers in Uganda2 comments

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: Here is a list - by no means comprehensive - of organizations, centers, (centres) that treat former … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Treatment Centers, Uganda, War, Africa, Children, Counseling, World, Life

New Paperback Edition Doesn't Ease Concerns About 'A Long Way Gone' -- Questions Reporters, Producers and You, the Reader, Should Ask Ishmael Beah

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: The publisher has replaced an error-riddled map, but many questions about credibility remain An alt … more →

Tags: News, a long way gone, Africa, Book Reviews, Books, Ishmael Beah, Literary Controversies, Reading, Sierra Leone

So... what's going on in the world?

andbehold wrote 1 month ago: Doing some channel hopping… … more →

Tags: schöner Wohnen, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Slavery, Torture

Maps with statistics on child soldiers; New PBS documentary1 comment

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: We’ve compiled some maps available on the internet relating to child soldiers. PBS.org: a co … more →

Tags: educational, Media/TV/Films, Uganda, Maps, News, pbs, Television, World

Video showing child soldiers being recruited, trained, and killed in Afghanistan

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: A video has made it’s way onto the internet, released recently by the extremist terror group I … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Media/TV/Films, Current Events, News, Pakistan, Television, Terrorism, Video, War

Afghan children still fighting on the front lines

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) the treatment of Afghan children in the ongoing war in … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, United Nations, War, Children, News, Current Affairs

Reintegration, reunification: sometimes successful, sometimes not for former child soldiers in Uganda

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: Reintegration is an ongoing challenge for all former child soldiers.  Whether heading back into s … more →

Tags: Treatment Centers, Uganda, War, Human Rights, Africa, Children, Counseling, Refugee

Omar Khadr, Politics and Guantanamo3 comments

colleenanderson wrote 1 month ago: From CBC’s website: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/khadr/omar-khadr.html On March 31, 2008, … more →

Tags: Culture, Politics, Family, 1, Religion, Canada, George Bush, Guantanamo, iraq

Child Soldiers: A Global Phenomenon1 comment

Shanti wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes their guns are taller than they are. But the child soldiers can be frighteningly cold and … more →

Tags: Arms Conflict, War, Kidnapping, Manipur, soldiers

PBS-Wide Angle to air documentary focusing on Ugandan child soldiers

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: …on Tuesday, July 29th.  Here is a synopsis of the program from PBS.org (also click on the li … more →

Tags: educational, Human Rights, Uganda, Media/TV/Films, Treatment Centers, Blog, Documentaries, Movies, News

Toronto: Rally and March: Bring Omar Khadr back to Canada!

verbena19 wrote 1 month ago: Canadian Arab Federation La Fédération Canado-Arabe ANNOUNCEMENT July 21, 2008 Rally and March: Br … more →

Tags: Toronto/GTA/S.Ontario, Human Rights, Canadian Government/Stephen Harper/Conservative Party, Activism:civil disobedience/rallies/letters/petitions, action alerts, Toronto, Omar Khadr, Human Rights/human rights abuses, Guantanamo Bay

Reintegration of children still needed in Congo... and more fighting in Uganda predicted.

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: …according to a recent statement from L’Action Sociale, an NGO working with children in … more →

Tags: Congo, Uganda, Treatment Centers, War, Human Rights, .:*Conflict*:., Soccer, Sports

3,000 Child Soldiers show up in Somalia, trained in Ethiopia...

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 month ago: …according to this article: Over 3000 child soldiers arrived in Afgoye town, 30 km away from … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Somalia, Ethiopia, War, Africa, Children, News, Current Affairs, Ethiopia


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