Thursday, June 17, 2010

Somalia's Use Of Child Soldiers Is Condemned .... But No One Is Listening

UN Condemns Somalia's Use Of Child Soldiers, But US Aid Still Flows -- Christian Science Monitor

Both the insurgent group Al Shabab and the US-backed Somali government rely on children to fill their ranks, human rights officials say.


The United States this week joined other members of the United Nations Security Council in condemning the growing use of children in conflict – as soldiers, bomb makers, cooks, and sex slaves – by rebel groups and governments alike.

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More News On The Use of Child Soldiers In Somalia

Somali government responds to New York Times child soldier story -- Foreign Policy
U.S. Funding Child Soldiers in Somalia -- AllGov
Report: Somali Government Using Child Soldiers -- Voice of America
Report: U.S. taxpayers helping to pay for Somali child soldiers -- Digital Journal
Children Carry Guns for a U.S. Ally, Somalia -- New York Times
Child Soldiers in Somalia Unaddressed in Security Council Speeches, Conflict of Interest -- Inner City Press

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