Extreme Measures

A poster displaying wanted Boko Haram suspects on a street in Yenagoa in Nigeria's delta region, May 19, 2016.
A poster displaying wanted Boko Haram suspects on a street in Yenagoa in Nigeria's delta region, May 19, 2016. © 2016 Akintunde Akinleye / Reuters
Angenga military prison in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, where alleged FDLR combatants were being held in late 2015, including at least 29 children. Nearly all of the children were removed in early 2016.
Angenga military prison in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, where alleged FDLR combatants were being held in late 2015, including at least 29 children. Nearly all of the children were removed in early 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy after he was accused of throwing stones in the town of Halhul in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy after he was accused of throwing stones in the town of Halhul in the occupied West Bank. © 2015 Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
Boys in a youth prison that may hold national security suspects, Feyzabad, Afghanistan.
Boys in a youth prison that may hold national security suspects, Feyzabad, Afghanistan. © 2008 Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy Stock Photo
Ahmad al-Musalmani, 14, was arrested in 2012 when Syrian intelligence officers found an anti-Assad song on his cell phone. He died in detention.
Ahmad al-Musalmani, 14, was arrested in 2012 when Syrian intelligence officers found an anti-Assad song on his cell phone. He died in detention. © Private
Seif al-Islam Osama, 15, was beaten and tortured by police in 2014, and sentenced by an Egyptian military court to three years in prison for allegedly violating a protest law.
Seif al-Islam Osama, 15, was beaten and tortured by police in 2014, and sentenced by an Egyptian military court to three years in prison for allegedly violating a protest law. © Private
Omar Khadr was apprehended by US forces in Afghanistan after a firefight and detained when he was 16 at the Guantanamo Baydetention facility for 10 years. He was transferred to custody in Canada in 2012 and released in 2015.
Omar Khadr was apprehended by US forces in Afghanistan after a firefight and detained when he was 16 at the Guantanamo Baydetention facility for 10 years. He was transferred to custody in Canada in 2012 and released in 2015. © 2007 Reuters
Inmates behind bars in Aleppo's main prison, May 2014. The Syrian government has detained children suspected of security-related offenses together with adults.
Inmates behind bars in Aleppo's main prison, May 2014. The Syrian government has detained children suspected of security-related offenses together with adults. © 2014 George Ourfalian / Reuters
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