Child Soldiers and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka
This 80 page report includes firsthand testimonies from dozens of children from northeastern Sri Lanka who have been recruited by the Tamil Tigers since the ceasefire came into effect. Children described rigorous and sometimes brutal military training, including training with heavy weapons, bombs and landmines. Children who try to escape are typically beaten in front of their entire unit as a warning to others.
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ISBN: C1613
ISBN: C1613
- LIVING IN FEAR
- GLOSSARY
- I. SUMMARY
- II. RECOMMENDATIONS
- III. BACKGROUND
- IV. LTTE RECUITMENT OF CHILDREN DURING THE CEASE-FIRE
- V. LIFE IN THE LTTE FOR CHILD SOLDIERS
- VI. LTTE SPLIT AND RELEASE OF CHILDREN
- VII. RE-RECRUITMENT
- VIII. LTTE COMMITMENTS TO END THE RECRUITMENT AND USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS
- IX. The LTTE's Failure to Meet Its Commitments
- X. THE ACTION PLAN FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY WAR
- XI. THE ROLE OF UNICEF AND THE FUTURE OF THE ACTION PLAN
- XII. RESPONSE BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
- XIII. THE SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION
- XIV. INTERNATIONAL DONORS
- XV. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS





