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December 15, 2015 Witness

Witness: Abducted From School and Forced to Fight in South Sudan’s War

A school in Bentiu, Unity state, used as a barracks by soldiers and their families.
December 14, 2015 News Release

South Sudan: Terrifying Lives of Child Soldiers

Children Describe Forced Recruitment, Trauma, Abuse

Child soldiers put down their guns in a disarmament and release ceremony in Jonglei state, South Sudan, February 10, 2015.
October 1, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Obama Still Arms Governments Using Child Soldiers

September 28, 2015 Commentary

U.S. must get tough over child soldiers

Rebel child soldiers gather in Gumuruk, South Sudan.
September 9, 2015 Witness

Witness: A Child Soldier’s Darfur Confession – ‘I shot her. She is dead.’

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September 3, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Finding Justice, a Decade Later

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July 28, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Mixed US Report on Child Soldiers

Child soldiers with Houthi fighters hold weapons during a demonstration in Sanaa on March 13, 2015.
July 23, 2015 Letter

Letter from YPG in Response to Human Rights Watch

July 15, 2015 Report

Syria: Kurdish Forces Violating Child Soldier Ban

Despite Promises, Children Still Fight

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June 22, 2015 Report

EU: Abuses Against Children Fuel Migration

A Syrian family sit on the dock side after being escorted into the harbor by the Greek Coastguard who found them drifting offshore on June 4, 2015 in Kos, Greece.
June 11, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: War’s Terrible Toll on Children

June 5, 2015 Commentary

In South Sudan, children on the battlefield

The UN needs to do more to get children out of the South Sudan conflict.

May 12, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Abuse on Repeat in South Sudan

May 12, 2015 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Send Children Into Battle

Using Child Fighters Violates International Law

May 8, 2015 Commentary

Omar Khadr’s ordeal: When a war crime isn’t a war crime

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