Criminalising the use of child soldiers

DRC: Improving practices for the demobilisation and reintegration of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups

Victor — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:52:16 +0000

The What The Girls Say report puts the spotlight on girl child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and reveals the reintegration challenges many face when they return to their communities.

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ARMED CONFLICT: Comments on the draft Policy on Children of the Office of the Prosecutor

ssaliba — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:40:06 +0000

The comments were submitted jointly with Child Soldiers International in response to the call for input of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on their Policy on Children.

The policy informs the office’s interaction with children in relation to international crimes under the Rome Statute against or affecting children.

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: الأمم المتحدة والأطفال في النزاع المسلح: التلاعب بالسياسة؟

CRIN — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:21:08 +0000

كرين والمنظمة الدولية للاطفال الجنود، ملخص مشترك حول اليات الأمم المتحدة للرصد والإبلاغ بشأن الأطفال والصراعات المسلحة.

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FRANCE : Deux ados partis en douce en Syrie pourraient être jugés pour « terrorisme »

Louise — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:38:17 +0000

En janvier 2014, deux adolescents de 15 et 16 ans étaiens partis de leur propre chef en Syrie. Le parquet de Paris a rendu son réquisitoire définitif, dans lequel il demande le renvoi de A. et Y. devant le tribunal pour enfants pour « participation à un groupement terroriste ».

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SRI LANKA: Child recruitment, attacks on civilians among rights violations documented by UN

Victor — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:43:31 +0000

A new report by the United Nations has identified patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, and recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court to ensure that justice is served.

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YEMEN: UN Special Representative calls for protection of children in conflict

Victor — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:05:13 +0000

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui has called on all forces in the conflict in Yemen to protect children from harm.

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L'ONU et les enfants dans les conflits armés : petites intrigues politiciennes ?

Louise — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:31:49 +0000

Les mécanismes de surveillance et de communication de l'information sur les enfants dans les conflits armés sont censés protéger les plus vulnérables mais certains pays utilisent efficacement leur pouvoir politique pour échapper à tout contrôle.

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CRIN MONITOR: The UN and children in armed conflict: playing politics?

ssaliba — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:34:29 +0000

CRIN and Child Soldiers International joint briefing on the UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on children and armed conflict.

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REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA: Grupos armados liberarán a los niños soldados

jthomas — Wed, 06 May 2015 12:21:45 +0000

Representantes de los grupos armados firmaron un acuerdo durante un foro de reconciliación nacional celebrado en Bangui para poner fin de inmediato el reclutamiento de niños.

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إيران: أوقفوا إعدام الصبي المذنب

CRIN — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:20:43 +0000

كان عمرنسيم 17 عاما لدى اعتقاله في 2011. وكانت المحكمة العليا ألغت في البداية حكما بالإعدام صادر من محكمة أدنى في أغسطس/آب 2012، مشيرة إلى أنه كان تحت 18 عاما وقت اعتقاله ولكنها عادت وأكدت في نهاية المطاف حكم الإعدام.

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IRAN: Halt execution of child offender

jonas — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:53:17 +0000

The imminent execution of Saman Nasim, who was arrested in 2011 at the age of 17 for armed activities, has been scheduled for 19 February 2015. Despite a ban on the execution of child offenders in international law, Iran has executed 31 child offenders since 2010.

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SUDAN DEL SUR: Miles de niños serán liberados

Crintern — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:51:23 +0000

El año pasado unos 12 mil niños fueron reclutados como soldados.

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ARMED CONFLICT: ‘devastating year' for millions of children trapped by conflict

ssaliba — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:13:25 +0000

[8 December 2014] – Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, as 2014 has been “devastating” for some 15 million children caught up in violent conflicts around the world.

“This has been a devastating year for millions of children,” said Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, in a press release issued by his organization.

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UKRAINE CONFLICT: Child soldiers join the fight

jonas — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:19:21 +0000

[26 November 2014] - Child soldiers appear to be playing a part on both sides of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. A boy as young as 15 has been shown training pro-Russian separatist recruits in how to handle weapons, while Ukrainian media have told the story of a 17-year-old volunteer sapper.

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CHILD SOLDIERS: International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber upholds conviction and sentence for child recruitment

jonas — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:25:10 +0000

The court's decision about the Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo shows that recruitment of children as child soldiers will not remain unpunished.

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